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When Drosophila Meets Retrovirology: The gypsy Case

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Transposons and the Dynamic Genome

Part of the book series: Genome Dynamics and Stability ((GENOME,volume 4))

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Insect endogenous retroviruses (IERVs) are present in the genome of several species. It was shown that gypsy is an active endogenous retrovirus in Drosophila melanogaster, which could be transmitted to individuals fed with gypsy-containing extracts. Moreover, gypsy replication depends on cell-cell transfer. Here, we review recent findings which help to elucidate the structure and the role of gypsy Env protein during gypsy horizontal and vertical transfers.

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  1. INRA, EPHE, ENVL, UMR754 “Rétrovirus et Pathologie Comparée”, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 50 avenue Tony Garnier, 69007, Lyon, France

    Christophe Terzian

  2. Institut de Génétique Humaine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 34396, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

    Alain Pelisson & Alain Bucheton

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Terzian, C., Pelisson, A., Bucheton, A. (2009). When Drosophila Meets Retrovirology: The gypsy Case. In: Lankenau, DH., Volff, JN. (eds) Transposons and the Dynamic Genome. Genome Dynamics and Stability, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7050_2009_045

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