The prenylated form of the human 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetase 1 (OAS1) protein has
been shown to potently inhibit the replication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome …

Although several filoviruses are dangerous human pathogens, there is conflicting evidence
regarding their origins and interactions with animal hosts. Here we attempt to improve this …

Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) are remnants of viral genetic material endogenized into
the host genome. They have, in the last decades, attracted attention for their role as potential …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a genus of herpesviruses, members of which share a long history
of coevolution with their primate hosts including New World monkeys, Old World monkeys …

Introduction Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), which originated from exogenous retroviral
infections of germline cells millions of years ago and were inherited by subsequent …

Bats are ecologically diverse vertebrates characterized by their ability to host a wide range
of viruses without apparent illness and the presence of numerous endogenous viral …

Understanding the dark genome is a priority task following the complete sequencing of the
human genome. Short open reading frames (sORFs) are a group of largely unexplored …

Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) are fragments of viral genomic material embedded
within the host genome. Retroviruses contribute to the majority of EVEs due to their genomic …