Reproductive biology - A provirus put to work

被引：33
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作者：
Stoye, JP
Coffin, JM
机构：
[1] Natl Inst Med Res, MRC, Div Virol, London NW7 1AA, England
[2] Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Dept Mol Biol & Microbiol, Boston, MA 02111 USA
来源：
NATURE | 2000年 / 403卷 / 6771期
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D O I：
10.1038/35001700
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Retroviruses incorporate themselves into a host genome in the form of a provirus, and can be passed on to the host's offspring. Evidence now emerges that one such provirus has been subverted to benefit of humans and other mammals that have a placenta — its protein product, called syncitin, may play an essential part in placental formation.
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