Co-option of an endogenous retrovirus envelope for host defense in hominid ancestors

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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Main Authors: Daniel Blanco-Melo, Robert J Gifford, Paul D Bieniasz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-04-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Endogenous retrovirus
Hominid
Paleovirology
receptors
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/22519

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