The diversity and evolution of retroviruses: Perspectives from viral “fossils”

Retroviruses exclusively infect vertebrates, causing a variety of diseases. The replication of retroviruses requires reverse transcription and integration into host genomes. When infecting germline cells, retroviruses become inherited vertically, forming endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). ERVs document...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Jialu, Wei, Yutong, Han, Guan-Zhu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8922424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35234634
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virs.2022.01.019
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Wei, Yutong
Han, Guan-Zhu
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description Retroviruses exclusively infect vertebrates, causing a variety of diseases. The replication of retroviruses requires reverse transcription and integration into host genomes. When infecting germline cells, retroviruses become inherited vertically, forming endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). ERVs document past viral infections, providing molecular fossils for studying the evolutionary history of retroviruses. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in understanding the diversity and evolution of retroviruses from the perspectives of viral fossils, and discuss the effects of ERVs on the evolution of host biology.
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spelling pubmed-89224242022-03-21 The diversity and evolution of retroviruses: Perspectives from viral “fossils” Zheng, Jialu Wei, Yutong Han, Guan-Zhu Virol Sin Review Retroviruses exclusively infect vertebrates, causing a variety of diseases. The replication of retroviruses requires reverse transcription and integration into host genomes. When infecting germline cells, retroviruses become inherited vertically, forming endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). ERVs document past viral infections, providing molecular fossils for studying the evolutionary history of retroviruses. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in understanding the diversity and evolution of retroviruses from the perspectives of viral fossils, and discuss the effects of ERVs on the evolution of host biology. Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2022-01-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8922424/ /pubmed/35234634 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virs.2022.01.019 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8922424/
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