Co-option of endogenous viral sequences for host cell function

Current Opinion in Virology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2017, Pages 81-89

  Frank, John A ^a   Feschotte, Cédric ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; ENDOGENOUS VIRUS; HOST CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROPOSON; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; DNA, VIRAL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MAMMALS; MICE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RETROELEMENTS; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 85029773597     PISSN: 18796257     EISSN: 18796265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2017.07.021     Document Type: Review

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