Endogenous Retrovirus 3 – History, Physiology, and Pathology

Endogenous viral elements (EVE) seem to be present in all eukaryotic genomes. The composition of EVE varies between different species. The endogenous retrovirus 3 (ERV3) is one of these elements that is present only in humans and other Catarrhini. Conservation of ERV3 in most of the investigated Cat...

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Main Authors: Yomara Y. Bustamante Rivera, Christine Brütting, Caroline Schmidt, Ines Volkmer, Martin S. Staege
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02691/full