Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey
Synonyms
Sarcoma Virus, Simian
Sarcoma Viruses, Simian
Simian Sarcoma Virus
Simian Sarcoma Viruses
Wooley monkey sarcoma virus
Woolly Monkey Virus
A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS producing tumors in primates. Originally isolated from a fibrosarcoma in a woolly monkey, WMSV is a replication-defective v-onc virus which carries the sis oncogene. In order to propagate, WMSV requires a replication-competent helper virus.