title: Possible biological functions for the expression of endogenous retroviral gene products in human placental tissues.
abstract: In human placental tissues the expression of the endogenous retroviral gene plays a particular role seeming responsible in the limitation of the diffusion of the exogenous retroviral particles. There is a peculiar significance of the role of proviral sequences, insertions and transcripts as well as of the hormones. Nevertheless the precise biological function remains at the greatest part ignored.
authors.affiliation: National Museums of Kenya, Institute of Primate Research, Karen, Nairobi.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mwenda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012191:Retroviridae Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012191:Retroviridae Proteins