MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
HIV-1 can undergo Env-independent retrotransposon-like activity
Sojiro Matsumura, Wright Andrews Ofotsu Amesimeku, Samiul Alam Rajib…·Kazuaki Monde
This study shows HIV-1 can perform reverse transcription and partial integration without Env or infection, suggesting a retrotransposon-like mechanism.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.21.719790