Exaptation of Bornavirus-Like Nucleoprotein Elements in Afrotherians.

Endogenous bornavirus-like nucleoprotein elements (EBLNs), the nucleotide sequence elements derived from the nucleoprotein gene of ancient bornavirus-like viruses, have been identified in many animal genomes. Here we show evidence that EBLNs encode functional proteins in their host. Some afrotherian...

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Main Authors: Yuki Kobayashi, Masayuki Horie, Ayumi Nakano, Koichi Murata, Takuya Itou, Yoshiyuki Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4982594?pdf=render