Tracking interspecies transmission and long-term evolution of an ancient retrovirus using the genomes of modern mammals

Tracking interspecies transmission and long-term evolution of an ancient retrovirus using the genomes of modern mammals

Mammalian genomes typically contain hundreds of thousands of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), derived from ancient retroviral infections. Using this molecular 'fossil' record, we reconstructed the natural history of a specific retrovirus lineage (ERV-Fc) that disseminated widely between ~33...

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Main Authors: William E Diehl, Nirali Patel, Kate Halm, Welkin E Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
endogenous retrovirus
ERV
cross-species transmission
emergence
gammaretrovirus
paleovirology
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/12704

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/12704

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