endogenous retroviral Np9 protein

Introduction

Endogenous retroviral proteins may have kept, lost or modified their original function during evolution.

Structure

• Np9 proteins share 14 N-terminal amino acids with HERV-K(HML-2) type 2 envelope proteins.

Compartment

nucleus, when overexpressed

Expression

expressed at very low level

Pathology

• role in tumorigenesis ?

More general terms

• endogenous retroviral protein

More specific terms

• HERV-K 1q22 provirus Np9 protein (HERV-K102 Np9 protein, HERV-K(III) Np9 protein)
• HERV-K 22q11.21 provirus Np9 protein (HERV-K101 Np9 protein)
• HERV-K 3q12.3 provirus Np9 protein (HERV-K(II) Np9 protein, ERVK5)
• HERV-K 5q33.3 provirus Np9 protein (HERV-K10 Np9 protein, HERV-K107 Np9 protein)