A novel class III endogenous retrovirus with a class I envelope gene in African frogs with an intact genome and developmentally regulated transcripts in Xenopus tropicalis

A novel class III endogenous retrovirus with a class I envelope gene in African frogs with an intact genome and developmentally regulated transcripts in Xenopus tropicalis

Abstract Background Retroviruses exist as exogenous infectious agents and as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) integrated into host chromosomes. Such endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are grouped into three classes roughly corresponding to the seven genera of infectious retroviruses: class I (gamma-, epsi...

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Main Authors: Venkat R. K. Yedavalli, Akash Patil, Janay Parrish, Christine A. Kozak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
Endogenous retroviruses
Amphibian retroviruses
ERV-L
Xenopus retrovirus
African frog retroviruses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12977-021-00564-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12977-021-00564-2

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