2019
Reply to Iñiguez et al.: ERVmap is a validated approach to mapping proviral endogenous retroviruses in the human genome
Tokuyama M, Kong Y, Iwasaki A. Reply to Iñiguez et al.: ERVmap is a validated approach to mapping proviral endogenous retroviruses in the human genome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 21352-21353. PMID: 31594852, PMCID: PMC6815117, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1908504116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
ERVmap analysis reveals genome-wide transcription of human endogenous retroviruses
Tokuyama M, Kong Y, Song E, Jayewickreme T, Kang I, Iwasaki A. ERVmap analysis reveals genome-wide transcription of human endogenous retroviruses. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 12565-12572. PMID: 30455304, PMCID: PMC6294949, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1814589115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndogenous retrovirusesGenome-wide identificationProtein-coding sequencesLocus-specific expressionWide transcriptionHuman genomeHuman endogenous retrovirusesERV lociExpression patternsRetroviral elementsPrimary cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsRange of diseasesBreast cancer tissue samplesHuman healthSystemic lupus erythematosusBlood mononuclear cellsCancer tissue samplesDisease-associated antigensCell linesRNALack of toolsWeb toolLupus erythematosusPerforin expression