An unusual retrovirus-like sequence identified in human DNA
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Human endogenous retrovirus-like sequences.
One of the most salient features of the replication strategy used by retroviruses is the transcription of the retroviral (RNA) genome into DNA followed by integration of this DNA product into the host cell genome. The integrated viral DNA copy, termed "provirus", can then serve as a template for the synthesis of further infectious virus particles. Stably integrated proviruses have been found to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Virology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0022-1317,1465-2099
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-71-7-1613