Fol. Biol. 2014, 60, 35-46

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2014060010035

Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus (PERV) Infection of HEK-293 Cell Line Alters Expression of Human Endogenous Retrovirus (HERV-W) Sequences

Grzegorz Machnik1, E. Klimacka-Nawrot2, D. Sypniewski3, D. Matczyńska3, S. Gałka3, I. Bednarek3, B. Okopień1

1Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
2Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
3Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Received May 2013
Accepted November 2013

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