Fusion of piggyBac-like transposons and herpesviruses occurs frequently in teleosts

Fusion of piggyBac-like transposons and herpesviruses occurs frequently in teleosts

Abstract Background Endogenous viral elements play important roles in eukaryotic evolution by giving rise to genetic novelties. Herpesviruses are a large family of DNA viruses, most of which do not have the ability to endogenize into host genomes. Recently, we identified a novel type of endogenous h...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Inoue, Masahiko Kumagai, Xianbo Zhang, Tomonori Saga, Deshou Wang, Akihiko Koga, Hiroyuki Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Zoological Letters
Subjects:
Endogenous viral elements
Herpesvirus
Transposon
piggyBac
Teleosts
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40851-018-0089-8

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