Systematic estimation of insertion dates of endogenous bornavirus-like elements in vesper bats

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 80; no. 8; pp. 1356 - 1363
• Main Authors: MUKAI, Yahiro, HORIE, Masayuki, TOMONAGA, Keizo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.08.2018; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Bornaviridae - genetics; Chiroptera; Chiroptera - virology; endogenous bornavirus-like element; Evolution; Evolutionary genetics; Genome; Genomes; paleovirology; Phylogeny; vesper bat; Virology; vesper bat; endogenous bornavirus-like element; paleovirology

Endogenous bornavirus-like elements (EBLs) are sequences derived from bornaviruses (the family Bornaviridae) that are integrated into animal genomes. They are formed through germline insertions of segments of bornaviral transcripts into animal genomes. Because EBLs are molecular fossils of bornaviru...