provirus
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We looked for sequences that matched each HML-2 provirus in the genome and found 37 different HML-2 proviruses that were still active.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
Furthermore, each tissue sample also contained genetic material from at least one provirus that could still produce viral proteins.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
Viruses insert their genomes into their hosts in the form of a provirus.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
One partial explanation may lie in the ability of new "provirus" particles to remain undetected in cells, doing no evident damage until they are stimulated by chemicals or X rays.
From Time Magazine Archive
A provirus could be passed from one sheep to another by inoculation.
From Time Magazine Archive
We looked for sequences that matched each HML-2 provirus in the genome and found 37 different HML-2 proviruses that were still active.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
Even now, some of its proviruses within the human genome still retain the ability to make viral proteins.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
All 54 tissue samples we analyzed had some evidence of activity of one or more of these proviruses.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
In both kinds of regions, the DNA is more tightly packed than elsewhere in the human genome, making proviruses less accessible to factors that drive transcription.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 12, 2022
In the latest work, Lichterfeld’s and Yu’s team examined 1270 proviruses detected in the blood of six people at different points during prolonged HIV treatment.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 12, 2022
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