"Endogenous Retroviruses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Retroviruses that have integrated into the germline (PROVIRUSES) that have lost infectious capability but retained the capability to transpose.
| Descriptor ID |
D020077
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.613.807.250 B04.820.650.250 G02.111.570.080.708.330.800.175 G05.360.080.708.330.800.175 G05.360.340.024.425.800.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Endogenous Retroviruses- Endogenous Retroviruses
- ERVs
- Retroviruses, Endogenous
- Endogenous Retrovirus
- Retrovirus, Endogenous
Human Endogenous Retroviruses- Human Endogenous Retroviruses
- Endogenous Retrovirus, Human
- Endogenous Retroviruses, Human
- Human Endogenous Retrovirus
- Retrovirus, Human Endogenous
- Retroviruses, Human Endogenous
- HERVs
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Endogenous Retroviruses" by people in Profiles.
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Before synapses are lost: Do endogenous retroviruses drive microglial overpruning in autism spectrum disorders? Neuron. 2026 May 20; 114(10):1699-1701.
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Conserved but mechanistically diverse piRNA defence against endogenous retroviruses in insects. EMBO Rep. 2026 May; 27(9):2243-2273.
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Stem cell activity-coupled suppression of endogenous retrovirus governs adult tissue regeneration. Cell. 2024 Dec 26; 187(26):7414-7432.e26.
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CancerHERVdb: Human Endogenous Retrovirus (HERV) Expression Database for Human Cancer Accelerates Studies of the Retrovirome and Predictions for HERV-Based Therapies. J Virol. 2023 06 29; 97(6):e0005923.
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Endogenous Retroviral Elements Generate Pathologic Neutrophils in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 10 15; 206(8):1019-1034.
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Monocyte-released HERV-K dUTPase engages TLR4 and MCAM causing endothelial mesenchymal transition. JCI Insight. 2021 08 09; 6(15).
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Inhibiting DNA Methylation Causes an Interferon Response in Cancer via dsRNA Including Endogenous Retroviruses. Cell. 2015 Aug 27; 162(5):974-86.
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Human endogenous retroviral elements promote genome instability via non-allelic homologous recombination. BMC Biol. 2014 Sep 23; 12:74.
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Recurrent HERV-H-mediated 3q13.2-q13.31 deletions cause a syndrome of hypotonia and motor, language, and cognitive delays. Hum Mutat. 2013 Oct; 34(10):1415-23.
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Immunotherapeutic potential of anti-human endogenous retrovirus-K envelope protein antibodies in targeting breast tumors. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Feb 08; 104(3):189-210.