Powerful mutators lurking in the genome
Powerful mutators lurking in the genome
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London: The Royal Society
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The human genome encodes numerous enzymes capable of deaminating polynucleotides. While they are capable of exquisite specificity, occasionally they result in hypermutation where up to 90 per cent of cytidine or adenosine residues may be edited. As such, they constitute a formidable anti-viral barrier, for no virus can survive such a high mutation...
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Powerful mutators lurking in the genome
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1098_rstb_2008_0272
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1098_rstb_2008_0272
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0962-8436
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1471-2970
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10.1098/rstb.2008.0272