piRNA Defense Against Endogenous Retroviruses

Infection by retroviruses and the mobilization of transposable elements cause DNA damage that can be catastrophic for a cell. If the cell survives, the mutations generated by retrotransposition may confer a selective advantage, although, more commonly, the effect of new integrants is neutral or detr...

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Main Authors: Milky Abajorga, Leonid Yurkovetskiy, Jeremy Luban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/11/1756
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