Study of <it>Sylvilagus </it>rabbit TRIM5α species-specific domain: how ancient endoviruses could have shaped the antiviral repertoire in Lagomorpha

Study of <it>Sylvilagus </it>rabbit TRIM5α species-specific domain: how ancient endoviruses could have shaped the antiviral repertoire in Lagomorpha

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since the first report of the antiretroviral restriction factor TRIM5α in primates, several orthologs in other mammals have been described. Recent studies suggest that leporid retroviruses like RELIK, the first reported endogenous le...

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Main Authors: Areal Helena, van der Loo Wessel, de Matos Ana Lemos, Lanning Dennis K, Esteves Pedro J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/294

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