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Likewise, cg4715 is not a component of a virus-like element.
Our results imply that most AS-specific clones are linked to an amplified extrachromosomal virus-like element designated PEVE (Planarian Extrachromosomal Virus-like Element).
It is present as a mid-level repeated element in its host insect genome (about 50 copies/genome) [ 19, 24], it encodes a set of proteins (gag, pol, env) with features similar to those of well-characterized retrovirus proteins [ 17] and it is capable of producing virus-like particles [ 25].
#SSH, Suppression Subtractive Hybridization; MOS, Mirror Orientation Selection; PEVE, Planarian extrachromosomal virus-like element; Rep, replication initiator protein; ss, single-stranded; ds, double-stranded; superfamily 3, SF3; RT-PCR, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
Since virus-like particles have a characteristic electrophoretic behavior, this provides a simple means of assessing a mutant for acquisition of native protein structure.