About 8% of our genome is composed of sequences with viral origin, namely human
Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs). HERVs are relics of ancient infections that affected the …

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are relics of ancient infections accounting for
about the 8% of our genome. Despite their persistence in human DNA led to the …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune inflammatory disease, where the underlying etiological
cause remains elusive. Multiple triggering factors have been suggested, including …

Simple Summary People living with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)(PLWH)
are at increased risk of developing cancer despite successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

Genomic instability and genetic mutations can lead to exhibition of several cancer hallmarks
in affected cells such as sustained proliferative signaling, evasion of growth suppression …

Human endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are ancestorial retroviral elements that were
integrated into our genome through germline infections and insertions during evolution …

ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 infection is known to trigger an important inflammatory response,
which has a major role in COVID-19 pathogenesis. In infectious and inflammatory contexts …

Transposable elements (TEs) are highly repetitive DNA sequences in the human genome
that are the relics of previous retrotransposition events. Although the majority of TEs are …

Abstract Background Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) occupy a substantial
fraction of the genome and impact cellular function with both beneficial and deleterious …

Endogenous retroelements, transposons that mobilize through RNA intermediates, include
some of the most abundant repetitive sequences of the human genome, such as Alu and …