Not all viruses cause disease: HERV-K(HML-2) in healthy human tissues.

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) make up a significant part of our genome. While their expression is frequently associated with disease, a new study in PLOS Biology found that HERV-K(HML-2) is expressed in more than 50 healthy tissues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smitha Srinivasachar Badarinarayan, Daniel Sauter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001884&type=printable