Endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes: from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations?
The increasing availability of fish genome sequences has allowed to gain new insights into the diversity and host distribution of retroviruses in fish and other vertebrates. This distribution can be assessed through the identification and analysis of endogenous retroviruses, which are proviral remna...
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| author | Magali Naville Jean-Nicolas VOLFF |
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| description | The increasing availability of fish genome sequences has allowed to gain new insights into the diversity and host distribution of retroviruses in fish and other vertebrates. This distribution can be assessed through the identification and analysis of endogenous retroviruses, which are proviral remnants of past infections integrated in genomes. Retroviral sequences are probably important for evolution through their ability to induce rearrangements and to contribute regulatory and coding sequences; they may also protect their host against new infections. We argue that the current mass of genome sequences will soon strongly improve our understanding of retrovirus diversity and evolution in aquatic animals, with the identification of new/re-emerging elements and host resistance genes that restrict their infectivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26c246b24aa040f2b259f9742a8b8fcb2022-12-21T19:25:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2016-08-01710.3389/fmicb.2016.01197215719Endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes: from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations?Magali Naville0Jean-Nicolas VOLFF1Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de LyonInstitut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de LyonThe increasing availability of fish genome sequences has allowed to gain new insights into the diversity and host distribution of retroviruses in fish and other vertebrates. This distribution can be assessed through the identification and analysis of endogenous retroviruses, which are proviral remnants of past infections integrated in genomes. Retroviral sequences are probably important for evolution through their ability to induce rearrangements and to contribute regulatory and coding sequences; they may also protect their host against new infections. We argue that the current mass of genome sequences will soon strongly improve our understanding of retrovirus diversity and evolution in aquatic animals, with the identification of new/re-emerging elements and host resistance genes that restrict their infectivity.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01197/fullEndogenous RetrovirusesFishesGenomeRetroviridaeSharksViruses |
| spellingShingle | Magali Naville Jean-Nicolas VOLFF Endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes: from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations? Frontiers in Microbiology Endogenous Retroviruses Fishes Genome Retroviridae Sharks Viruses |
| title | Endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes: from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations? |
| title_full | Endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes: from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations? |
| title_fullStr | Endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes: from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes: from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations? |
| title_short | Endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes: from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations? |
| title_sort | endogenous retroviruses in fish genomes from relics of past infections to evolutionary innovations |
| topic | Endogenous Retroviruses Fishes Genome Retroviridae Sharks Viruses |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01197/full |
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