Expression of Human Endogenous Retroviruses in the Human Thymus Along T Cell Development

Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) constitute up to 8% of the human genome and have been emerging as important modulators of the immune system, being associated with cancer, autoimmunity and infectious diseases. Here, we investigated the expression of three HERV families in the human thymus. HERV...

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Main Authors: Vânia Passos, Ana R. Pires, Russell B. Foxall, Helena Nunes-Cabaço, Ana E. Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Virology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fviro.2022.826393/full