Developing a Single-Cycle Infectious System to Study an ERV-K Retroviral Envelope

Thesis advisor: Welkin Johnson === Endogenous Retroviruses (ERVs) are “fossilized” retroviruses of a once exogenous retrovirus located in the genome of extant vertebrates. Retroviral infection results in a provirus integration into the host genome. An infection of a germline cell could lead to the p...

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Main Author: Akleh, Rana Elias
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Boston College 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107695