Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA sequences that propagate within genomes.
Through diverse invasion strategies, TEs have come to occupy a substantial fraction of …

Retroviruses infect a broad range of vertebrate hosts that includes amphibians, reptiles, fish,
birds and mammals. In addition, a typical vertebrate genome contains thousands of loci …

Abstract Background Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) represent the inheritance of
ancient germ-line cell infections by exogenous retroviruses and the subsequent …

The life cycle of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), also called long terminal repeat (LTR)
retrotransposons, begins with transcription by RNA polymerase II followed by reverse …

Retroviral replication involves the formation of a DNA provirus integrated into the host
genome. Through this process, retroviruses can colonize the germ line to form endogenous …

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 …

In this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award,“our
greatest living chronicler of the natural world”(The New York Times), David Quammen …

Mammalian genomes have accumulated millions of retrotransposed sequences during
evolution. This material can be divided into long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons that …

Mammalian genomes include a considerable number of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs),
relics of ancestral infectious retroviruses, whose proviruses have invaded the germ-line. The …

Transposable elements (TEs) are notable drivers of genetic innovation. Over evolutionary
time, TE insertions can supply new promoter, enhancer, and insulator elements to protein …