Reposted by Anselmo Jiro Kamada
Termite genomes shed light on the enigmatic deltaviruses, their ancient origins, and an intriguing example of co-option of viral genes by a host.
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Endogenous viral elements in termite genomes reveal extensive diversity of deltaviruses and provide insights into their origins
Barreat et al. describe the discovery of deltavirus genomic fossils (ẟEVEs) in multiple
species of termites. The wide expression of ẟEVEs in termites and a host gene fusion
indicate that some ẟEVEs ma...
