Long-term balancing selection maintains trans-specific polymorphisms in the human TRIM5 gene
Long-term balancing selection maintains trans-specific polymorphisms in the human TRIM5 gene
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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The human
TRIM5
genes encodes a retroviral restriction factor (TRIM5α). Evolutionary analyses of this gene in mammals have revealed a complex and multifaceted scenario, suggesting that
TRIM5
has been the target of exceptionally strong selective pressures, possibly exerted by recurrent waves of retroviral infections.
TRIM5
displays...
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Long-term balancing selection maintains trans-specific polymorphisms in the human TRIM5 gene
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_954608478
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_954608478
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0340-6717
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1432-1203
DOI
10.1007/s00439-010-0884-6
