2001
Insertional polymorphisms of full-length endogenous retroviruses in humans
Turner G, Barbulescu M, Su M, Jensen-Seaman M, Kidd K, Lenz J. Insertional polymorphisms of full-length endogenous retroviruses in humans. Current Biology 2001, 11: 1531-1535. PMID: 11591322, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(01)00455-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHERV-K113Endogenous retrovirusesHuman endogenous retrovirus KHERV-K115Viral proteinsFull-length provirusRetrovirusesProvirusHERV-K provirusesHumans
1999
Many human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) proviruses are unique to humans
Barbulescu M, Turner G, Seaman M, Deinard A, Kidd K, Lenz J. Many human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) proviruses are unique to humans. Current Biology 1999, 9: 861-s1. PMID: 10469592, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80390-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameFull-length open reading frameHuman genome todayReading frameFull length HERVGenome todayGenomes of humansCis-acting sequencesHERV-K provirusesViral open reading framesGorilla genomeHuman genomePrimate evolutionMouse mammary tumor virusComplete sequencingHost genomePreintegration siteHuman endogenous retrovirus KGenomeHERV-K proteinsEndogenous retrovirusesMammary tumor virusTumor virusProvirusMultiple proviruses