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- noun Plural form of
provirus .
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In biology they are called proviruses, chunks of malicious genetic code encased by proteins.
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In biology they are called proviruses, chunks of malicious genetic code encased by proteins.
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Retroviruses are the only group of viruses known to have left a fossil record, in the form of endogenous proviruses, and approximately 8% of the human genome is made up of these elements1, 2.
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As it is unlikely that HERV-K is able to demethylate its proviruses, the loss of methylation must be the result of genetic changes in the cell, e.g., a loss of DNMT1 activity.
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Endogenous proviruses resembling the beta, gamma and spuma genera are common in vertebrates such as humans and mice.
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LTRs from proviruses with two LTRs, scoring higher than 500 in RetroTector©, were used.
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Scientists from Tokyo-based Nihon University highlight the fact that latently infected cells harbor HIV-1 proviral DNA genomes integrated with heterochromatins, allowing for the persistence of transcriptionally silent proviruses.
Medindia Health News 2009
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Without the knowledge that they all were LTRs from vertebrate proviruses it would have been impossible to demonstrate a common structure in them.
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Scientists from Tokyo-based Nihon University highlight the fact that latently infected cells harbour HIV-1 proviral DNA genomes integrated with heterochromatins, allowing for the persistence of transcriptionally silent proviruses.
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Latently infected cells harbor HIV-1 proviral DNA genomes integrated with heterochromatins, allowing for the persistence of transcriptionally silent proviruses.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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