Expression and phylogenetic analysis of human endogenous retrovirus HERV-W env family in brain tissues

Korean Journal of Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-139

  Hong, Kyung Won ^a   Yi, Joo Mi ^a   Shin, Kyung Mi ^a   Kim, Tae Hyung ^a   Huh, Jae Won ^a   Lee, Young Choon ^b   Lee, Won Ho ^a   Crow, Timothy J ^c   Kim, Heui Soo ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain tissues; Expression; HERV W env family; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN HERV W; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHROMOSOME 7; CODON; DNA LIBRARY; FETUS; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROVIRUS; RETROVIRUS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VIRUS EXPRESSION;

HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS W; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATED RETROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 13444310845     PISSN: 02545934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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