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Identification of an endogenous retroviral envelope gene with fusogenic activity and placenta-specific expression in the rabbit: a new "syncytin" in a third order of mammals

BACKGROUND: Syncytins are envelope genes of retroviral origin that have been co-opted by the host to mediate a specialized function in placentation. Two of these genes have already been identified in primates, as well as two distinct, non orthologous genes in rodents. RESULTS: Here we identified wit...

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Main Authors: Heidmann, Odile, Vernochet, Cécile, Dupressoir, Anne, Heidmann, Thierry
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2789053/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943933
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-6-107
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