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Endogenous Retroviruses in Host-Virus Coevolution: From Genomic Domestication to Functional Innovation.

Ruqi Jiang, Jingjun Zhou, Yue Liu, Guanjin Zhou, Dongdong Fan, Lixin Xiang, Ye Chen, Jianzhong Shao

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Review in Genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ruqi JiangKey Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Intelligent Design and Development of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Jingjun ZhouKey Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Intelligent Design and Development of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0004-1267-8422
Yue LiuKey Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Intelligent Design and Development of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Guanjin ZhouKey Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Intelligent Design and Development of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0000-9062-1852
Dongdong FanKey Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Intelligent Design and Development of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Lixin XiangKey Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Intelligent Design and Development of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7136-7729
Ye ChenKey Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Intelligent Design and Development of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3671-2504
Jianzhong ShaoKey Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Intelligent Design and Development of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32173003National Natural Science Foundation of China 32473191
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are remnants of retroviral infections that have become stably integrated into host germline genomes. Far beyond passive genomic elements, ERVs actively shape host evolution through complex mechanisms involving genetic innovation, immune modulation, and species adaptation. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of ERV biology, highlighting recent advances in their classification, amplification mechanisms, and epigenetic silencing. Particular emphasis is placed on the cross-talk between ERVs and exogenous retroviruses (XRVs), demonstrating how receptor competition, recombination, and immune evasion contribute to virus-host co-evolution. We explore ERVs as molecular markers for phylogenetic reconstruction, with case studies such as Koala retrovirus (KoRV) and HERV-K illustrating regional transmission dynamics and co-opted immune functions. Additionally, we discuss the functional domestication of ERVs into regulatory elements, non-coding RNAs, and envelope-derived fusion proteins that influence gene expression, antiviral defense, and placental development.

Indexed as

Endogenous RetrovirusesHost Microbial InteractionsHost-Pathogen InteractionsAnimalsDomesticationEvolution, MolecularHumansPhylogenycross-species transmissionendogenous retrovirusevolutionexaptationhorizontal transmissionKoRV

Identifiers

PMID40870012
PMCPMC12386078

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