ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Retroviridae 2021

Viruses in the family are found in a wide variety of vertebrate hosts. Enveloped virions are 80-100 nm in diameter with an inner core containing the viral genome and replicative enzymes. Core morphology is often characteristic for viruses within the same genus. Replication involves reverse transcrip...

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Published in:Journal of general virology 2021-12, Vol.102 (12)
Main Authors: Coffin, John, Blomberg, Jonas, Fan, Hung, Gifford, Robert, Hatziioannou, Theodora, Lindemann, Dirk, Mayer, Jens, Stoye, Jonathan, Tristem, Michael, Johnson, Welkin, Ictv Report Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS
Animals
DNA Viruses - classification
DNA Viruses - genetics
DNA Viruses - physiology
DNA Viruses - ultrastructure
Genome, Viral
HIV
Host Specificity
ICTV Report
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profiles
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Retroviridae
Retroviridae - classification
Retroviridae - genetics
Retroviridae - physiology
Retroviridae - ultrastructure
taxonomy
Vertebrates - virology
Virion - ultrastructure
Virus Replication
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Summary:Viruses in the family are found in a wide variety of vertebrate hosts. Enveloped virions are 80-100 nm in diameter with an inner core containing the viral genome and replicative enzymes. Core morphology is often characteristic for viruses within the same genus. Replication involves reverse transcription and integration into host cell DNA, resulting in a provirus. Integration into germline cells can result in a heritable provirus known as an endogenous retrovirus. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family , which is available at ictv.global/report/retroviridae.
ISSN:0022-1317
1465-2099
1465-2099
DOI:10.1099/jgv.0.001712