The genome of Shope fibroma virus, a tumorigenic poxvirus, contains a growth factor gene with sequence similarity to those encoding epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor alpha

Chang, WenUpton, ChrisHu, Shiu-LokPurchio, A. F.McFadden, Grant2015-07-072015-07-0719871987Chang, W. et al. Mol. Cell. Biol. January 1987 vol. 7 no. 1 535-540http://mcb.asm.org/content/7/1/535.abstracthttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.7.1.535http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6319Degenerate oligonucleotide probes corresponding to a highly conserved region common to epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor alpha, and vaccinia growth factor were used to identify a novel growth factor gene in the Shope fibroma virus genome. Sequence analysis indicates that the Shope fibroma growth factor is a distinct new member of this family of growth factors.enThe genome of Shope fibroma virus, a tumorigenic poxvirus, contains a growth factor gene with sequence similarity to those encoding epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor alphaArticle