Pushing the envelope
Primates have co-opted a viral gene to produce an envelope protein that prevents infection by the HERV-T virus and likely contributed to the extinction of this virus.
Main Authors: | Julia H Wildschutte, John M Coffin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-04-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/26397 |
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