Identification of an endogenous retroviral envelope gene with fusogenic activity and placenta-specific expression in the rabbit: a new "syncytin" in a third order of mammals
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Syncytins </it>are envelope genes of retroviral origin that have been co-opted by the host to mediate a specialized function in placentation. Two of these genes have already been identified in primates, as well as two...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Retrovirology |
| Online Access: | http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/107 |