A provirus put to work

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Jonathan P. Stoye
John M Coffin
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[1] Medical Research Council,Division of Virology National Institute for Medical Research
[2] Tufts University School of Medicine,Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
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Nature | 2000年 / 403卷
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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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