[Analysis of RAT2 cells, transformed by the CELO (FAV1) virus, using the polymerase chain reaction]

DNAs extracted from the RAT2 cells transformed by the CELO virus (strain Phelps) have been analyzed by polymerase chain reaction. Sequences belonging to the left end of the viral genome (according to Ishibashi & Yasue, 1984) were not found in the tested DNAs. On the other hand, the polymerase chain reaction data have revealed the presence of fragments specific of the opposite end. We conclude that this region may have included the genes responsible for cell transformation, at least as far as Phelps viral strain is concerned.