Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Retrovirus-derived acquired genes, RTL5 and RTL6, are novel constituents of the innate immune system in the eutherian brain.
M. Irie, J. Itoh, A. Matsuzawa…·T. Kaneko-Ishino
This study identifies RTL5 and RTL6 as retrovirus-derived genes involved in microglial innate immune responses against pathogens in the eutherian brain.
DOI 10.1242/dev.200976