title: The long terminal repeat sequences of a novel human endogenous retrovirus.
abstract: The complete nucleotide sequence of both the 5' and 3' long terminal repeats (LTR's) has been determined for a human endogenous retroviral genome. These sequences are 593 and 590 nucleotides long and have diverged from one another by 8.8 percent. The LTR's resemble those of functional mammalian type C retroviruses in length and in the presence and location of eukaryotic promoter sequences. The 5' LTR is followed by a presumptive primer binding site unlike that of any known mammalian type C retrovirus, exhibiting 17 out of 18 nucleotides complementary to arginine transfer RNA rather than proline transfer RNA.
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D006801:Humans; D009876:Operon; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D012367:RNA, Viral