Bat pluripotent stem cells reveal unique entanglement between host and viruses
Marion Déjosez, Arturo Marín, Graham M. Hughes, Ariadna E. Morales, Carlos Godoy-Parejo, Jonathan Gray, Yiren Qin, Arun A. Singh, Hui Xu, Javier Juste B, Carlos Ibáñez, Kris M. White, Romel Rosales, Nancy J. Francoeur, Robert Sebra, , Thomas P. Zwaka
The paper generates bat induced pluripotent stem cells and finds they contain endogenous viral sequences, suggesting a deep entanglement between bats and viruses.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2022 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology