Scientists observe infections by cancer-causing retroviruses in koalas as they occur

An international team of scientists has analyzed the ongoing colonization by two retroviruses of the germline of koalas and ...
Nature

Retroviruses integrate into a shared, non-palindromic DNA motif

Integration of a cDNA copy of the viral RNA genome is essential to establish infection by retroviruses. This process (see, for example, ref. 10 for a review) is catalysed by the virus-encoded enzyme ...
Nature

Oncogenic transformation by the jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus envelope protein

For almost a hundred years, retroviruses have been known to induce tumors. The field started with the discovery of avian erythroblastosis virus and Rous sarcoma virus, both of which cause tumors in ...
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Caught in the act: Scientists observe infections by cancer-causing retroviruses in Koalas as they occur

Jan Zwilling Wissenschaftskommunikation Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. An international team of scientists analysed the ongoing colonization by ...