Natural history of the ERVWE1 endogenous retroviral locus
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The human HERV-W multicopy family includes a unique proviral locus, termed ERVWE1, whose full-length envelope ORF was preserved through evolution by the action of a selective pressure. The encoded Env protein (Syncytin) is involved i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-09-01
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| Series: | Retrovirology |
| Online Access: | http://www.retrovirology.com/content/2/1/57 |