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. 1997 Dec;71(12):9823–9827. doi: 10.1128/jvi.71.12.9823-9827.1997

Structure and function of the long terminal repeats of feline leukemia viruses derived from naturally occurring acute myeloid leukemias in cats.

K Nishigaki 1, M Okuda 1, Y Endo 1, T Watari 1, H Tsujimoto 1, A Hasegawa 1
PMCID: PMC230298  PMID: 9371654

Abstract

Long terminal repeats of feline leukemia viruses cloned from feline acute myeloid leukemias frequently contained direct repeats of 40 to 74 bp in the upstream region of the enhancer (URE). The repetitive URE conferred an enhancer function upon gene expression in myeloid cells, suggesting its association with tumorigenic potential in myeloid cells.

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