Notch2 Transduction by Feline Leukemia Virus in a Naturally Infected Cat

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) induces neoplastic and nonneoplastic diseases in cats. The transduction of cellular genes by FeLV is sometimes observed and associated with neoplastic diseases including lymphoma and sarcoma. Here, we report the first natural case of feline Notch2 transduction by FeLV in...

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Autores principales: WATANABE, Shinya, ITO, Jumpei, BABA, Takuya, HIRATSUKA, Takahiro, KUSE, Kyohei, OCHI, Haruyo, ANAI, Yukari, HISASUE, Masaharu, TSUJIMOTO, Hajime, NISHIGAKI, Kazuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2013
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Virology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4064141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24317268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0344
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Sumario:Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) induces neoplastic and nonneoplastic diseases in cats. The transduction of cellular genes by FeLV is sometimes observed and associated with neoplastic diseases including lymphoma and sarcoma. Here, we report the first natural case of feline Notch2 transduction by FeLV in an infected cat with multicentric lymphoma and hypercalcemia. We cloned recombinant FeLVs harboring Notch2 in the env gene. Notch2 was able to activate expression of a reporter gene, similar to what was previously reported in cats with experimental FeLV-induced thymic lymphoma. Our findings suggest that the transduction of Notch2 strongly correlates with FeLV-induced lymphoma.

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