Role of Human Endogenous Retroviral Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) in Maintaining the Integrity of the Human Germ Line
Retroviruses integrate a reverse transcribed double stranded DNA copy of their viral genome into the chromosomal DNA of cells they infect. Occasionally, exogenous retroviruses infect germ cells and when this happens a profound shift in the virus host dynamic occurs. Retroviruses maintained as heredi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Viruses |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/3/6/901/ |