retrovirus Definition
retro·vi·rus (re′trō vī′rəs)
noun
any of a family (Retroviridae) of RNA viruses which have a virion that makes reverse transcriptase, including the viruses that cause leukemia and AIDS
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retrovirus Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: Transgenic poultry have been created using retroviruses carrying copies of the DNA coding for a new gene.
- isolate: In the US, Dr. Robert Gallo isolates the retrovirus called HTLV-III which is also believed to cause AIDS.
- call: In the US, Dr. Robert Gallo isolates the retrovirus called HTLV-III which is also believed to cause AIDS.
- transform: This discovery was followed by many other examples of acutely transforming retroviruses, together with the structural characterization of the viruses involved.
- know: The newer vectors are based on a sub-group of retroviruses known as lentiviruses.
Adjective modifier
- endogenous: However in pigs perception of risk from endogenous retrovirus is likely to inhibit progress.
- porcine: In particular, much research is being carried out on a family of viruses called porcine endogenous retroviruses.
- human: In 1984 the cause of AIDS was shown to be the third human retrovirus.
- other: Robin Weiss stressed that virus adaptation or recombination with other retroviruses in the new host cannot be dismissed.
- simian: One report indicates that a simian retrovirus akin to HIV has crossed the species barrier to human hunters.
Modifies a noun
- gene: The product is based on a highly engineered retrovirus gene delivery system expressing a specific human cytochrome P450 gene.
- system: The product is based on a highly engineered retrovirus gene delivery system expressing a specific human cytochrome P450 gene.
- vector: Silencing of gene expression: implications for design of retrovirus vectors.
- infection: Animal origins of human T cell leukemia virus Benefits of retrovirus infection?
- delivery: The product is based on a highly engineered retrovirus gene delivery system expressing a specific human cytochrome P450 gene.
- genome: Retrovirus genomes have 4 unique features: They are the only viruses which are truly diploid.
Noun used with modifier
- pig: Two or three distinct pig retroviruses can infect some human cells in culture.
- animal: There are multiple animal retroviruses and other harmful agents found in animal donor organs and cells.
Preposition: in
ease: They have similar features to retroviruses in the ease of manipulation, predictable integration and reliable gene expression and regulation.
Preposition: from
patient: Isolation of retrovirus from two patients with " common variable " hypogammaglobulinaemia.
Browse dictionary entries near retrovirus
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