Vaccination directed against the human endogenous retrovirus-K envelope protein inhibits tumor growth in a murine model system.

Human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) genomes are chromosomally integrated in all cells of an individual. They are normally transcriptionally silenced and transmitted only vertically. Enhanced expression of HERV-K accompanied by the emergence of anti-HERV-K-directed immune responses has been observed i...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Kraus, Katrin Fischer, Sarah M Büchner, Winfried S Wels, Roswitha Löwer, Katja Sliva, Barbara S Schnierle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3758348?pdf=render