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One could not have isolated this retrovirus without knowledge of other retroviruses, that's obvious. But I believe we have answered the criteria of isolation.
Luc Montagnier

Meaning of "retrovirus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETROVIRUS

retrovirus  [ˈrɛtrəʊˌvaɪrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETROVIRUS

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Retrovirus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETROVIRUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

retrovirus

Retrovirus

Retroviridae is a family of enveloped viruses that replicate in a host cell through the process of reverse transcription. A retrovirus is a single-stranded RNA virus that stores its nucleic acid in the form of an mRNA genome and targets a host cell as an obligate parasite. Once inside the host cell cytoplasm the virus uses its own reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual pattern, thus retro. This new DNA is then incorporated into the host cell genome by an integrase enzyme, at which point the retroviral DNA is referred to as a provirus. The host cell then treats the viral DNA as part of its own genome, translating and transcribing the viral genes along with the cell's own genes, producing the proteins required to assemble new copies of the virus. It is difficult to detect the virus until it has infected the host. At that point the infection will persist indefinitely. In most viruses, DNA is transcribed into RNA, and then RNA is translated into protein.

Definition of retrovirus in the English dictionary

The definition of retrovirus in the dictionary is any of several viruses whose genetic specification is encoded in RNA rather than DNA and that are able to reverse the normal flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA by transcribing RNA into DNA: many retroviruses are known to cause cancer in animals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETROVIRUS


antivirus
ˈæntɪˌvaɪrəs
arbovirus
ˈɑːbəʊˌvaɪrəs
baculovirus
ˈbækjʊləʊˌvaɪrəs
coronavirus
kəˈrəʊnəˌvaɪrəs
cytomegalovirus
ˌsaɪtəʊˈmɛɡələʊˌvaɪrəs
echovirus
ˈɛkəʊˌvaɪrəs
filovirus
ˈfaɪləʊˌvaɪrəs
flavivirus
ˈfleɪvɪˌvaɪrəs
hantavirus
ˈhæntəˌvaɪrəs
herpesvirus
ˈhɜːpiːzˌvaɪrəs
lentivirus
ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs
norovirus
ˈnɔːrəʊˌvaɪrəs
oncornavirus
ˈɒŋkɔːnəˌvaɪrəs
papovavirus
pəˈpəʊvəˌvaɪrəs
parvovirus
ˈpɑːvəʊˌvaɪrəs
picornavirus
ˈpɪˈkɔːnəˌvaɪrəs
provirus
ˈprəʊˌvaɪrəs
rhabdovirus
ˈræbdəʊˌvaɪrəs
rhinovirus
ˈraɪnəʊˌvaɪrəs
rotavirus
ˈrəʊtəˌvaɪrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETROVIRUS

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retroreflective
retroreflector
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retrorse
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retrosexual
retrospect
retrospection
retrospective
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retrospectiveness
retroussage
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retroverted
Retrovir
retroviral
retry

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETROVIRUS

adenovirus
canine parvovirus
computer virus
Coxsackie virus
enterovirus
Epirus
Epstein-Barr virus
HIV virus
human immunodeficiency virus
human papilloma virus
morbillivirus
Norwalk virus
papillomavirus
para-influenza virus
paramyxovirus
polio virus
poxvirus
reovirus
respiratory syncytial virus
tobacco mosaic virus
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Synonyms and antonyms of retrovirus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retrovirus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETROVIRUS

Find out the translation of retrovirus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retrovirus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retrovirus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逆转录病毒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retrovirus
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retrovirus
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Translator English - Hindi

रेट्रोवायरस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الارتجاعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ретровирус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retrovírus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেট্রোভাইরাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétrovirus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retrovirus
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Translator English - German

Retrovirus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レトロウイルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레트로 바이러스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retrovirus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

retrovirus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரெட்ரோவைரஸிலிருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेट्रोव्हायरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

retrovirüs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retrovirus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retrowirusy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ретровірус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retrovirus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρετροϊό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retrovirus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retrovirus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retrovirus
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Trends of use of retrovirus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROVIRUS»

The term «retrovirus» is regularly used and occupies the 72.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retrovirus

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QUOTES WITH «RETROVIRUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word retrovirus.
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Luc Montagnier
One could not have isolated this retrovirus without knowledge of other retroviruses, that's obvious. But I believe we have answered the criteria of isolation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETROVIRUS»

Discover the use of retrovirus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retrovirus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus and Lung Cancer
The topic of this volume is a relatively unknown animal retrovirus, jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus, the causative agent of transmissible lung cancer in sheep –ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
Hung Fan, 2003
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Retrovirus
Retrovirus is a fast-paced and fun read, laced with thought-provoking truths. I highly recommend it." Gaylc Roper, author of the novels Summer Shadows and Spring Rain "Retrovirus reads like a race Car. It's a high-speed collision between  ...
T. L. Higley, 2005
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EGFR Signaling in Retrovirus Mediated Gene Transfer and ...
Understanding of this tool helped us efficiently manipulate signaling pathways and understand physiological effect of growth factors on cellular function.
Raghvendra Singh, 2008
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Human Retrovirus Protocols: Virology and Molecular Biology
Virology and Molecular Biology Tuofu Zhu. between collection of the DNA from dialysis and the phenol/chloroform extraction steps: a 1-h treatment with RNAse A (10 μg/mL) at 37°C followed by proteinase K treatment (20 μg/mL for another ...
Tuofu Zhu, 2005
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Virus Hunting: AIDS, Cancer, and the Human Retrovirus : a ...
The renowned AIDS researcher Robert Gallo tells his story of scientific breakthrough in a riveting portrait of the people, the politics, and the pace of modern scientific discovery.
Robert C. Gallo, 1991
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Essential Cell Biology:
Retroviruses Reverse the Normal Flow of Genetic Information Although there are many similarities between bacterial and eucaryotic viruses, one important type of virus — the retrovirus — is found only in eucaryotic cells. In many respects ...
Bruce Alberts, 1998
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An Ultra-conserved Retrovirus and Its Impact on Vertebrate ...
Overview The overall goal of this project was to determine the origin of a novel endogenous retrovirus that displayed unique characteristics in an interspecific hybrid. In exploring this, I determined the species distribution, genomic residence  ...
Gianni C. Ferreri, 2008
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Neural Stem Cell Research
silenced retrovirus state is heritable. The silent provirus genome is intact and functional [Speers et al., 1980; Stewart et al., 1982]. Retrovirus silencing happens after viral integration and before mRNA translation. In fact, Gautsch and Wilson ...
Erik V. Grier, 2006
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Regulation of Gag Trafficking During Retrovirus Assembly and ...
The retrovirus RNA trafficking granule: from birth to maturity. Retrovirology 3, 18. Coffin,J.M., Hughes,S.H., and Varmus,H.E. (1997). Retroviruses. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Cook,R.F., Leroux,C., Cook,S.J., Berger,S.L., Lichtenstein ...
Jing Jin, 2007
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Trends in Stem Cell Research
Use of insulators in retrovirus or Lentivirus vectors is mostly unsuccessful due to the lack of knowledge of retrovirus silencer blocking. Current insulator assays define the enhancer blocking activity and position effect protection activity of ...
Erik V. Greer, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETROVIRUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retrovirus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lydia Lunch Announces Retrovirus Shows For August
Iconic poet and musician Lydia Lunch is coming to New Zealand with her avant garde supergroup Retrovirus for two shows. Featuring guitarist Weasel Walter ... «Undertheradar, Jul 15»
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First-ever observation of the native capside of a retrovirus
These findings, reported today in Science, represent a major progress in understanding retrovirus biology, opening new avenues towards the development of ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Virus hiding in our genome protects early human embryos
Retroviruses insert their genetic material into the cells of their human or animal host. At first, this causes disease and death. Over time, however, the host evolves ... «New Scientist, Apr 15»
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Virus in bats homologous to retroviruses in rodents and primates
Scientists discovered a new retrovirus "fossil" found in the common vampire bat which is homologous to retroviruses in rodents and primates. The results ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
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Retroviruses: Human Embryos May Be Affected By Ancient Viral …
One type of virus known as a retrovirus does this by weaving its own genes into the DNA of its hosts. The most infamous retrovirus is HIV, the virus that causes ... «Science 2.0, Feb 15»
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New Study Reveals Extensive Retroviral Activity Across Vertebrates
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Despite the extensive research that has been conducted on retroviruses, little has been discovered about the interactions between ... «GenomeWeb, Dec 14»
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Repurposed Retroviruses
B cellWIKIMEDIA, BRUCEBLAUSRetroviral sequences in mammalian genomes are the remnants of old viral infections and, for the most part, their expression is ... «Scientist, Dec 14»
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MAVS, cGAS, and endogenous retroviruses in T-independent B cell …
MAVS, cGAS, and endogenous retroviruses in T-independent B cell responses. Ming Zeng,; Zeping Hu,*,; Xiaolei Shi,*,; Xiaohong Li,*,; Xiaoming Zhan,*, ... «Science Careers Blog, Dec 14»
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Koala disease testing detects high level of retrovirus in SA population
Adelaide University research has confirmed a high level of koala retrovirus, which can lead to cancers and significant incidence of chlamydia, a bacterial ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
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Koala Retroviruses Reveal New Clues About the Origins of the …
Koalas may be revealing new clues about the origins of the human genome. Scientists have recently discovered that 39 different koala retroviruses in a koala's ... «Science World Report, Nov 14»

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