Meanings of endogenous retroviruses in English

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) comprise a significant portion of the human genome.

And that process in mice, at least, is also under the influence of endogenous retroviruses.

So that viral DNA got passed down from generation to human generation as so-called endogenous retroviruses.

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) arose in antiquity from stable integration into the human genome.

In some animal models of autoimmune diseases the roles of exogenous and endogenous retroviruses are clearly defined.

Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) are of concern when the microbiological safety aspects of xenotransplantation are considered.

We find that the repression of specific murine endogenous retroviruses is dependent on DAXX, but not on ATRX.

The question now is whether the role of endogenous retroviruses in the immune system is similarly widespread among animals.

Our analysis provides informations on dUTPase phylogeny and further shows that endogenous retroviruses provide important informations regarding retrovirus evolution.

Human endogenous retroviruses (hERVs) are remnants of exogenous retroviruses that have integrated into the genome throughout evolution.

The potential transmission of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) has raised concern in the development of porcine xenotransplantation products.

Thus, cORF of human endogenous retroviruses may contribute to tumor development by interfering with processes during spermatogenesis that involve PLZF.

The coding capacity for retroviral Gag and Env proteins has been maintained in human endogenous retroviruses of the HERV-K family.

The human genome contains a significant amount of human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) representing fossilized sequences of ancient exogenous retroviruses.

And in recent years, scientists poring over gigabytes of genetic sequencing data have seen other tantalizing hints of endogenous retroviruses turning useful.

Background: The risk of zoonotic infection by porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) has been highlighted in the context of pig-to-human xenotransplantation.