tirant, a Newly Discovered Active Endogenous Retrovirus in Drosophila simulans by Abdou Akkouche, Rita Rebollo, Nelly Burlet, Caroline Esnault, Sonia Martinez, Barbara Viginier, Christophe Terzian, Cristina Vieira, Marie Fablet.
Endogenous retroviruses have the ability to become permanently integrated into genomes of their host, and they are generally transmitted vertically from parent progeny. With exception gypsy, few endogenous been identified in insects. In this study, we describe tirant retrovirus a subset Drosophila simulans natural populations. By focusing on envelope gene, show that entire retroviral cycle (transcription, translation, retrotransposition) can be completed for within one population species.
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