A life LINE for large viruses.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 36282171.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.83488 and PMC identifier 9596153.
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Abstract
As long suspected, poxviruses capture host genes through a reverse-transcription process now shown to be mediated by retrotransposons.
Medical subject headings
- Retroelements
- Poxviridae