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A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that cell. [2] After invading a host cell's cytoplasm , the virus uses its own reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual pattern, thus retro (backward).
The walleye epidermal hyperplasia viruses are two species of retroviruses classified under Epsilonretrovirus, a genus in the family of Retroviridae. [1] There are three genome sequenced and identified exogenous retroviruses of this genus which include two known types ( WEHV-1 and WEHV-2 ) associated with walleye epidermal hyperplasia disease.
Hyperplasia (from ancient Greek ὑπέρ huper 'over' + πλάσις plasis 'formation'), or hypergenesis, is an enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an ...
The general retrovirus genome consists of three genes vital for the invasion, replication, escape, and spreading of its viral genome. These three genes are gag (encodes for structural proteins for the viral core ), pol (encodes for reverse transcriptase , integrase , and protease ), and env (encodes for coat proteins for the virus's exterior).
Walleye epidermal hyperplasia virus 1; Walleye epidermal hyperplasia virus 2; Epsilonretrovirus is a waterborn genus of the Retroviridae family. [2] It infects fish.
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The retrovirus begins the journey into a host cell by attaching a surface glycoprotein to the cell's plasma membrane receptor. Once inside the cell, the retrovirus goes through reverse transcription in the cytoplasm and generates a double-stranded DNA copy of the RNA genome.