MeSH definition : 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.;
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.