Article
A single Banana streak virus integration event in the banana genome as the origin of infectious endogenous pararetrovirus.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2008
Gayral Philippe, Noa-Carrazana Juan-Carlos, Lescot Magali, Lheureux Fabrice, Lockhart Benham E L, Matsumoto Takashi, Piffanelli Pietro, Iskra-Caruana Marie-Line
Abstract excerpt
Sequencing of plant nuclear genomes reveals the widespread presence of integrated viral sequences known as endogenous pararetroviruses (EPRVs). Banana is one of the three plant species known to harbor infectious EPRVs. Musa balbisiana carries integrated copies of Banana streak virus (BSV), which are infectious by releasing virions in interspecific hybrids. Here, we analyze the organization of the EPRV of BSV...
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