| First Author | Nishikawa R | Year | 1991 |
| Journal | Lab Anim | Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 4-8 |
| PubMed ID | 1849209 | Mgi Jnum | J:11092 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:59534 | Doi | 10.1258/002367791780808185 |
| Citation | Nishikawa R, et al. (1991) Incomplete proviral genome of mouse mammary tumour virus is present on chromosome Y of NIH Swiss and some genetically related mouse strains. Lab Anim 25(1):4-8 |
| abstractText | An incomplete proviral genome of endogenous mammary tumour virus (MMTV) was found in DNA of several strains of mice. This MMTV-related sequence was assigned to the Y chromosome since it was clearly observed in male mice only. This MMTV provirus contained a sequence related to LTR (long terminal repeat), but not to gag-pol and env genes. NFS, NIH Swiss/S, STS/A, and DD/Tbr mice have this sequence but BALB/cHeA, SHN, SLN, C57BL/6NJcl, C3H/HeNJcl and CBA/JJcl mice are negative. In the strains containing this sequence, a DNA test for the sequence makes it possible to easily distinguish the DNAs of male or female mice. |
