Transcriptional derepression of the ERVWE1 locus following influenza A virus infection.
UNLABELLED: Syncytin-1, a fusogenic protein encoded by a human endogenous retrovirus of the W family (HERV-W) element (ERVWE1), is expressed in the syncytiotrophoblast layer of the placenta. This locus is transcriptionally repressed in adult tissues through promoter CpG methylation and suppressive h...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2014
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