Co-option of an endogenous retrovirus envelope for host defense in hominid ancestors
Endogenous retroviral sequences provide a molecular fossil record of ancient infections whose analysis might illuminate mechanisms of viral extinction. A close relative of gammaretroviruses, HERV-T, circulated in primates for ~25 million years (MY) before apparent extinction within the past ~8 MY. C...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-04-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/22519 |