Lineage-specific expansions of polinton-like viruses in photosynthetic cryptophytes
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DOI: 10.1186/s40168-025-02148-0
Abstract: Polinton-like viruses (PLVs) are diverse eukaryotic DNA viral elements (14–40 kb) that often undergo significant expansion within protist genomes through repeated insertion events. Emerging evidence indicates they function as antiviral defense systems in protists, reducing… read more here.
Keywords: specific expansions; polinton like; viral elements; like viruses ... See more keywords