Discovery of endogenous retroviruses in the genome of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Discovery of endogenous retroviruses in the genome of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens)

ABSTRACT Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are viral genomes that originate from the integration of exogenous retroviruses into host germ cells and can be stably inherited across generations. Despite being mostly incomplete and silent, several ERVs have been observed to play potential pathological role...

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Main Authors: Yingying Bao, Lichen Mao, Alfred Ndjekadom, Wenhui Shi, Chenglin Zhou, Juan Xu, Xiaochun Wang, Yuwei Liu, Shixing Yang, Likai Ji, Tongling Shan, Wen Zhang, Quan Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
red panda
Ailurus fulgens
endogenous retrovirus
genome
phylogenetic analysis
evolution
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00024-25
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