LINE-1 retrotransposons facilitate horizontal gene transfer into poxviruses
There is ample phylogenetic evidence that many critical virus functions, like immune evasion, evolved by the acquisition of genes from their hosts through horizontal gene transfer (HGT). However, the lack of an experimental system has prevented a mechanistic understanding of this process. We develop...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2022-09-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/63327 |