Endogenous retroviruses and the evolution of resistance to retroviral infection

被引:72
作者
Best, S [1 ]
LeTissier, PR [1 ]
Stoye, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST MED RES, LONDON NW7 1AA, ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01086-X
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The current AIDS epidemic has rekindled interest in the evolution of retroviruses and the development of resistance to infection. Retroviruses and their vertebrate hosts have coexisted for millions of years, during which time a variety of host defence mechanisms has evolved. One repeated strategy is to use endogenous retroviruses to combat infection by their exogenous relatives.
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