Journal article
Genome-Wide Screening of Retroviral Envelope Genes in the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus, Xenarthra) Reveals an Unfixed Chimeric Endogenous Betaretrovirus Using the ASCT2 Receptor
Abstract
Retroviruses enter host cells through the interaction of their envelope (Env) protein with a cell surface receptor, which triggers the fusion of viral and cellular membranes. The sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter ASCT2 is the common receptor of the large RD114 retrovirus interference group, whose members display frequent env recombination events. Germ line retrovirus infections have led to numerous inherited endogenous …
Authors
Malicorne S; Vernochet C; Cornelis G; Mulot B; Delsuc F; Heidmann O; Heidmann T; Dupressoir A
Journal
Journal of Virology, Vol. 90, No. 18, pp. 8132–8149
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
September 15, 2016
DOI
10.1128/jvi.00483-16
ISSN
0022-538X