Is the HERV-K HML-2 Xq21.33, an endogenous retrovirus mutated by gene conversion of chromosome X in a subset of African populations, associated with human breast cancer?

Involvement of a mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) homologue in human breast cancer: Evidence for, against and possible causes of controversies

(2019) Marla Karine Amarante et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across Computing Platforms

(2018) Sudhir Kumar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Reconstruction of the cell entry pathway of an extinct virus

(2018) Lindsey R. Robinson-McCarthy et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Mechanisms of HERV-K (HML-2) Transcription during Human Mammary Epithelial Cell Transformation

(2017) Meagan Montesion et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Expression of human endogenous retrovirus-K is strongly associated with the basal-like breast cancer phenotype

(2017) Gary L. Johanning et al.   Scientific Reports

Lessons Learned from Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus in Animal Models

(2016) Jaquelin P. Dudley et al.   ILAR JOURNAL

Discovery of unfixed endogenous retrovirus insertions in diverse human populations

(2016) Julia Halo Wildschutte et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Activation of HERV-K Env protein is essential for tumorigenesis and metastasis of breast cancer cells

(2016) Fuling Zhou et al.   Oncotarget

Genome-wide amplification of proviral sequences reveals new polymorphic HERV-K(HML-2) proviruses in humans and chimpanzees that are absent from genome assemblies

(2015) Catriona M Macfarlane et al.   Retrovirology

Expansion of a novel endogenous retrovirus throughout the pericentromeres of modern humans

(2015) Joseph Zahn et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Unfixed Endogenous Retroviral Insertions in the Human Population

(2014) E. Marchi et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

The distribution of insertionally polymorphic endogenous retroviruses in breast cancer patients and cancer-free controls

(2014) Julia H Wildschutte et al.   Retrovirology

HIV infection reveals widespread expansion of novel centromeric human endogenous retroviruses

(2013) R. Contreras-Galindo et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Frequency of Human Endogenous Retroviral Sequences (HERV) K113 and K115 in the Polish Population, and Their Effect on HIV Infection

(2013) Katarzyna Zwolińska et al.   PLoS One

Immunotherapeutic Potential of Anti-Human Endogenous Retrovirus-K Envelope Protein Antibodies in Targeting Breast Tumors

(2012) Feng Wang-Johanning et al.   JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Characterization of Human Endogenous Retroviral Elements in the Blood of HIV-1-Infected Individuals

(2011) R. Contreras-Galindo et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Identification, characterization, and comparative genomic distribution of the HERV-K (HML-2) group of human endogenous retroviruses

(2011) Ravi P Subramanian et al.   Retrovirology

The American Joint Committee on Cancer: the 7th Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual and the Future of TNM

(2010) Stephen B. Edge et al.   ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Cross-Sectional Dating of Novel Haplotypes of HERV-K 113 and HERV-K 115 Indicate These Proviruses Originated in Africa before Homo sapiens

(2009) A. R. Jha et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Human endogenous retrovirus HERV-K(HML-2) encodes a stable signal peptide with biological properties distinct from Rec

(2009) Alessia Ruggieri et al.   Retrovirology

Human Endogenous Retrovirus K Triggers an Antigen-Specific Immune Response in Breast Cancer Patients

(2008) F. Wang-Johanning et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Human endogenous retrovirus HERV-K113 is capable of producing intact viral particles

(2008) K. Boller et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of the human endogenous retrovirus K113

(2008) Nadine Beimforde et al.   VIROLOGY