Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey

**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.

**Tree numbers:** - B04.613.807.375.770 - B04.613.807.805.601 - B04.820.650.375.770 - B04.820.650.805.601

**Synonyms:** - Woolly Monkey Virus - Wooley monkey sarcoma virus - Simian Sarcoma Viruses - Sarcoma Viruses, Simian