Medical.Webends.com - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

Retroviridae
C Oncovirus, Type; C Oncoviruses, Type; Leukemogenic Virus; Leukovirus; Oncornavirus; Oncovirus; Oncovirus, Type C; RNA Tumor Virus; Retrovirus; Tumor Virus, RNA; Tumor Viruses, RNA; Type C Oncovirus; Virus, Leukemogenic; Virus, RNA Tumor
Family of RNA viruses that infects birds and mammals and encodes the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The family contains seven genera: DELTARETROVIRUS; LENTIVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE B, MAMMALIAN; ALPHARETROVIRUS; GAMMARETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE D; and SPUMAVIRUS. A key feature of retrovirus biology is the synthesis of a DNA copy of the genome which is integrated into cellular DNA. After integration it is sometimes not expressed but maintained in a latent state (PROVIRUSES).