Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
In and outs of Chuviridae endogenous viral elements: origin of a retrovirus and signature of ancient and ongoing arms race in mosquito genomes
F. Z. Dezordi, C. R. d. S. Vasconcelos, A. M. Rezende, G. d. L. Wallau
The paper analyzes Chuviridae endogenous viral elements in mosquito genomes, identifying their origin and association with retrotransposons, and suggests a potential antiviral role for some glycoproteins.
DOI 10.3389/fgene.2020.542437