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Tag: Retrotransposons
Adaptive immunity to ancient retroelements controls the skin tissue threshold of activation
A symbiotic dialogue between the microbiota and host is essential to promote protective immune responses in the skin. Integrated retroviral elements, or retrotransposons (RTNs), comprise up to 45% of the human genome. We previously found that immune responses to the…
Adaptive immunity to ancient retroelements controls the skin tissue threshold of activation
A symbiotic dialogue between the microbiota and host is essential to promote protective immune responses in the skin. Integrated retroviral elements, or retrotransposons (RTNs), comprise up to 45% of the human genome. We previously found that immune responses to the…