title: tirant, a newly discovered active endogenous retrovirus in Drosophila simulans.
abstract: Endogenous retroviruses have the ability to become permanently integrated into the genomes of their host, and they are generally transmitted vertically from parent to progeny. With the exception of gypsy, few endogenous retroviruses have been identified in insects. In this study, we describe the tirant endogenous retrovirus in a subset of Drosophila simulans natural populations. By focusing on the envelope gene, we show that the entire retroviral cycle (transcription, translation, and retrotransposition) can be completed for tirant within one population of this species.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne, France.
authors.forename: Abdou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akkouche
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rebollo
authors.forename: Nelly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Burlet
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Esnault
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Viginier
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terzian
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fablet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000821:virology*; D020077:Endogenous Retroviruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*