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| Title |
Taming of the shrewd: novel eukaryotic genes from RNA viruses
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, January 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-8-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eugene V Koonin |
| Abstract |
Genomes of several yeast species contain integrated DNA copies of complete genomes or individual genes of non-retroviral double-strand RNA viruses as reported in a recent BMC Biology article by Taylor and Bruenn. The integrated virus-specific sequences are at least partially expressed and seem to evolve under pressure of purifying selection, indicating that these are functional genes. Together with similar reports on integrated copies of some animal RNA viruses, these results suggest that integration of DNA copies of non-reverse-transcribing RNA viruses might be much more common than previously thought. The integrated copies could contribute to acquired immunity to the respective viruses. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 75 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Poland | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 64 | 85% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 20 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 12% |
| Professor | 7 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Unknown | 8 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 45 | 60% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 12% |
| Chemical Engineering | 2 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 10 | 13% |