SV40 T-antigen

SV40 T-antigen is a tumor-inducing antigen, a protein produced by simian vacuolating virus 40 (SV40).

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SV40 T-antigen may refer to:

• SV40 small T-antigen
• SV40 large T-antigen

SV40 is a polyomavirus (a member of family Polyomaviridae), and similar proteins in polyomaviruses in general are known as:

• Small T-antigen (small tumor antigen, STag, ST)
• Large T-antigen (large tumor antigen, LTag, LT)

• Middle tumor antigen (MTag, MT), found in some polyomaviruses, but not in SV40
• Oncovirus
• Simian, a group including monkeys, apes, and humans
• Vaccine contamination with SV40
• Virus classification
• Vacuole
  • Vacuolization