Human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) is expressed in villous and extravillous cytotrophoblast cells of the human placenta

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Kammerer U ^a   Germeyer, A ^b   Stengel, S ^c   Kapp, M ^a   Denner, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytotrophoblast; HERV K; Immunohistochemistry; Immunosuppression; Placenta; Retroviruses; Transmembrane envelope protein

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE PROTEIN; TRANSMEMBRANE ENVELOPE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DECIDUA; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS K; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; VIRUS GENE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHORIONIC VILLI; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; TROPHOBLASTS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 80052412454     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2011.06.102     Document Type: Article

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