Viral proteins and virus-like particles of the LTR5_Hs endogenous retrovirus in human primordial germ cell-like cells
Mutsumi Kobayashi, Misato Kobayashi, Johannes Kreuzer, Eric F. Zaniewski, Jae Jung Kim, Keiko Shioda, Hikari Hagihara, Junko Odajima, Ayako Nakashoji, Yi Zheng, Jianping Fu, Maria Ericsson, Kazuhiro Kawamura, Shannon L. Stott, Daniel Irimia, , Toshi Shioda
The paper identifies LTR5_Hs viral proteins and virus-like particles in hPGCLCs, showing their activation during early germ cell development and suppression upon gonadal anlagen settlement.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2022 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology