Viral expression in the long open reading frame region is not required to maintain transformation of at least some bovine leukemia virus-induced tumor cells.
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Viral LORF expression may be dispensable for maintaining BLV transformation in some cells; leaves open its necessity in primary leukemogenesis.
Kettmann et al. (1985) studied this question.
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