Duplication and divergence of the retrovirus restriction gene Fv1 in Mus caroli allows protection from multiple retroviruses.

Viruses and their hosts are locked in an evolutionary race where resistance to infection is acquired by the hosts while viruses develop strategies to circumvent these host defenses. Forming one arm of the host defense armory are cell autonomous restriction factors like Fv1. Originally described as p...

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Main Authors: Melvyn W Yap, George R Young, Renata Varnaite, Serge Morand, Jonathan P Stoye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008471