Capsid: The protein shell of a virus that encases its genetic material. Provirus: A virus that integrates its genetic material into the host's genome, allowing it to persist in a dormant state.

HTLV-1 viral genes are encoded in both the plus and minus strands of the provirus, which is 9 kb in size and is embedded in the host chromatin (Figure 1). HTLV-1 has two long terminal repeats (LTRs) ...

After sequence-diversity analysis, 17 molecules were selected for full-length construction.For the examination of K108-Env protein in human sera, we employed a commercial Human HERV K Provirus ...

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States ...