RNase H As Gene Modifier, Driver of Evolution and Antiviral Defense

Retroviral infections are ‘mini-symbiotic’ events supplying recipient cells with sequences for viral replication, including the reverse transcriptase (RT) and ribonuclease H (RNase H). These proteins and other viral or cellular sequences can provide novel cellular functions including immune defense...

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Main Authors: Karin Moelling, Felix Broecker, Giancarlo Russo, Shinichi Sunagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01745/full