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Gene-Engineering Biotechnology
A new retroviral vector system based on the duck-adapted variant of Pr-RSV-C with the extended host ranger
1Kaida I. V., 1Tsyba L. A., 1Boltovets P. N., 1Kashuba V. I.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680
We have constructed retroviral vector td da Pr-RSV-C e and helper virus td da Pr-RSV-C e' PS'Neo based on the duck-adapted variant of Pr-RSV-C with the extended host ranger and its transformation-defective mutant. To decrease the risk of transducing cell proto-oncogencs, E-element, supposedly involved in this process, was deleted. In order to obtain helper cell line the QT6 cells have been transfected by helper phismid p td da Pr-RSV-C e'PS~Neo. Packaging cells produce viral proteins, including p27gag, but intact helper virus is not detectable in reverse trans criptaxe assay.