len·ti·vi·rus

(lĕn′tĭ-vī′rəs)

n. pl. len·ti·vi·rus·es

Any of a group of retroviruses of the genus Lentivirus that cause diseases with a long latent period and a slow, progressive course. HIV is a lentivirus.

[New Latin Lentivīrus, genus name : Latin lentus, slow + virus.]

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lentivirus

(ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs)

(Microbiology) any of a group of slowly acting viruses that includes the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS

[C20: from Latin lentus slow + virus]

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len•ti•vi•rus

(ˈlɛn təˌvaɪ rəs)

n., pl. -rus•es.

any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.

[1980–85; lenti (cular) + virus]

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Key word: bovine LXR[alpha] gene, lentivirus, vector construction, gene silencing.

RECOMBINANT LENTIVIRUS VECTOR TARGETING BOVINE LXR MRNA AND ITS SILENCING EFFECTS ON BOVINE MUSCLE SATELLITE CELLS

Abstract.--Equine Infectious Anemia Virus (EIAV) is a simple, macrophage-tropic lentivirus that infects members of the family Equidae.

Transgenic cell lines inducing the RNA interference pathway are resistant to EIAV infection

They delivered the factors into the cells with a lentivirus, as used in some forms of gene therapy.

New technique raises possibility of making all types of blood cells

Meanwhile, Pin1 shRNA was used to knock down Pin1 protein in cultured neurons; the level of Pin1 protein was decreased by about 82% after neurons were transfected by Pin1 shRNA lentivirus for 48 h (Figure 4(b)).

Pathological Role of Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase Pin1 in the Disruption of Synaptic Plasticity in Alzheimer's Disease

Louis, MO, 100ng/mL) and/ or TREM2 lentivirus before incubation.

Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2 Overexpression Inhibits Proinflammatory Cytokines in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Microglia

To construct a proinsulin (Pro-INS) overexpressing cell line, the human Pro-INS open reading frame (GenBank number, NM_000207) was synthesized and recombined into the lentivirus vector pCDH-CMV-MCS-EF1-GFP-T2A-Puro.

Proinsulin Promotes Self-Renewal of a Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Line In Vitro

VEGF protein expression was then investigated using western blotting, which showed reduced VEGF protein expression in HTF cells transfected with lentivirus VEGF-shRNA (Figure 2).

Suppression of Human Tenon Fibroblast Cell Proliferation by Lentivirus-Mediated VEGF Small Hairpin RNA

Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV) is a lentivirus that is closely related to sheep Meadi-Visna virus.

Short Communication - Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis and Bluetongue Virus Infections in Maltese, Saanen and Hair Goat Breeds

Goettingen, Germany, September 23, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Lentivirus is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus from the Retroviridae family capable of infecting both dividing and non-dividing cells.

For Lentivirus Production: TransIT[R]-Lenti Transfection Reagent, Available from MoBiTec, Germany