Cancer arises from a series of genetic and epigenetic changes, which result in abnormal
expression or mutational activation of oncogenes, as well as suppression/inactivation of …

For millions of years, retroviral infections have challenged vertebrates, occasionally leading
to germline integration and inheritance as ERVs, genetic parasites whose remnants today …

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are very likely footprints of ancient germ-cell
infections. HERV sequences encompass about 1% of the human genome. HERVs have …

The multiple sclerosis-associated retrovirus (MSRV) isolated from plasma of MS patients
was found to be phylogenetically and experimentally related to human endogenous …

Although endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are known to harbor cis-regulatory elements,
their role in modulating cellular immune responses remains poorly understood. Using an …

The birth of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) is closely associated with the presence and
activation of repetitive elements in the genome. The transcription of endogenous …

While the significance of middle repetitive elements had been neglected for a long time,
there are again tendencies to ascribe most members of a given middle repetitive sequence …

Purpose: We investigated the expression of human endogenous retroviral (HERV)
sequences in breast cancer. Experimental Design: Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) …

Since their discovery, a growing body of evidence has emerged demonstrating that
transposable elements are important drivers of species diversity. These mobile elements …

By screening the expressed sequence tag (EST) database, we identified transcripts of two
new human genes that are polyadenylated within a long terminal repeat (LTR) of the HERV …