BIOLOGY OF MOUSE MAMMARY-TUMOR VIRUS (MMTV)

Authors
MATSUZAWA A NAKANO H YOSHIMOTO T SAYAMA K
Citation
A. Matsuzawa et al., BIOLOGY OF MOUSE MAMMARY-TUMOR VIRUS (MMTV), Cancer letters, 90(1), 1995, pp. 3-11
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
Cancer letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03043835
Volume
90
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3 - 11
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3835(1995)90:1<3:BOMMV(>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Mouse mammary tumor viruses (MMTV) replicate in the mammary gland, app ear as infectious particles in mother's milk and invade the sucking pu ps from the intestinal tract. The immune system is essential for MMTV in the gut to reach the mammary gland. These properties make the life cycle of MMTV unique. We review the oncologically and immunologically intriguing events caused by MMTV in relation to the life cycle of the virus.