Discovery of novel non-retroviral endogenous viral elements reveals their long-term integration history in spiders

Abstract Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) are widespread in the genomes of various organisms and have played a crucial role in evolution. Historically, research on EVEs primarily focused on those derived from retroviruses; however, the significance of non-retroviral EVEs (nrEVEs) has gradually gaine...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Hengrui Hu, Just M. Vlak, Zhihong Hu, Manli Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61035-2