Ten things you should know about transposable elements

G Bourque, KH Burns, M Gehring, V Gorbunova… - Genome biology, 2018 - Springer
Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of eukaryotic genomes. However, the
extent of their impact on genome evolution, function, and disease remain a matter of intense …

Immune responses to endogenous retroelements: taking the bad with the good

G Kassiotis, JP Stoye - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016 - nature.com
The ultimate form of parasitism and evasion of host immunity is for the parasite genome to
enter the germ line of the host species. Retroviruses have invaded the host germ line on the …

Discovery of unfixed endogenous retrovirus insertions in diverse human populations

JH Wildschutte, ZH Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) have contributed to more than 8% of the human genome.
The majority of these elements lack function due to accumulated mutations or internal …

Identification of shared tumor epitopes from endogenous retroviruses inducing high-avidity cytotoxic T cells for cancer immunotherapy

P Bonaventura, V Alcazer, V Mutez, L Tonon… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) represent 8% of the human genome. HERV
products may represent tumor antigens relevant for cancer immunotherapy. We developed a …

Endogenous retroviral promoter exaptation in human cancer

A Babaian, DL Mager - Mobile DNA, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Making a virtue of necessity: the pleiotropic role of human endogenous retroviruses in cancer

G Kassiotis, JP Stoye - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Like all other mammals, humans harbour an astonishing number of endogenous
retroviruses (ERVs), as well as other retroelements, embedded in their genome. These …

From ancient to emerging infections: the odyssey of viruses in the male genital tract

A Le Tortorec, G Matusali, D Mahé… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The male genital tract (MGT) is the target of a number of viral infections that can have
deleterious consequences at the individual, offspring, and population levels. These …

Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) reverse transcriptase (RT) structure and biochemistry reveals remarkable similarities to HIV-1 RT and opportunities for …

ET Baldwin, M Götte, EP Tchesnokov… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) comprise nearly 8% of the human genome and
are derived from ancient integrations of retroviruses into the germline. The biology of HERVs …

Epigenetic control of human endogenous retrovirus expression: focus on regulation of long-terminal repeats (LTRs)

TP Hurst, G Magiorkinis - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
Transposable elements, including endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), comprise almost 45%
of the human genome. This could represent a significant pathogenic burden but it is …

Spontaneously occurring melanoma in animals and their relevance to human melanoma

L van der Weyden, T Brenn, EE Patton… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In contrast to other cancer types, melanoma incidence has been increasing over the last 50
years, and while it still represents less than 5% of all cutaneous malignancies, melanoma …