Endogenous retrovirus ERV-DC8 highly integrated in domestic cat populations is a replication-competent provirus
D. Pramono, Y. Muto, Y. Shimazu, R. M. C. Deshapriya, I. Makundi, M. Arnal, D. F. de Luco, M. Ha Ngo, A. Miyake, K. Nishigaki
This study identifies ERV-DC8 as a replication-competent provirus in domestic cats that can infect human cells and is linked to FeLV-D.
bioRxiv · May 9, 2024Microbiology