Article
Infectious Entry Pathway Mediated by the Human Endogenous Retrovirus K Envelope Protein
21 Jan 2016
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), the majority of which exist as degraded remnants of ancient viruses, comprise approximately 8% of the human genome. The youngest human ERVs (HERVs) belong to the HERV-K(HML-2) subgroup and were endogenized within the past 1 million years. The viral envelope protein (ENV) facilitates the earliest events of endogenization (cellular attachment and entry), and here, we...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
