[Errantiviruses of Drosophila].
The view on Drosophila long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons, which have three reading frames, as endogenous retroviruses or errantiviruses (ERVs, according to the latest ICTV nomenclature) is discussed. Data on the biology of ERVs and the mechanisms of their involvement in genetic instability of Drosophila are considered.
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Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia. syomin@genome.eimb.relarn.ru
Il'in
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D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D020077:Endogenous Retroviruses / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007304:Insect Viruses / Q000235:genetics*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D018626:Retroelements / Q000235:genetics; D020079:Terminal Repeat Sequences; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D018626:Retroelements