title: Comparative sequence analysis and predictions for the envelope glycoproteins of insect endogenous retroviruses.
abstract: Insect endogenous retroviruses (IERVs) are present in the genome of several species. Previous studies have shown a relationship between the envelope glycoproteins (Envs) and fusion proteins (FPs) of several baculoviruses. We used this sequence similarity to predict fusion domains in the Envs of IERVs. We suggest that FPs and Envs share several specific sequence and structural motifs with other RNA viruses in the viral transmembrane protein superfamily.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique Humaine, 141 rue de la cardonille, F-34396 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: Yolande
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misseri
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Labesse
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bucheton
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terzian
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000235:genetics; D020077:Endogenous Retroviruses / Q000235:genetics; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D007313:Insecta / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins