Transcriptional de-repression of ERVWE1 following influenza A virus infection.
... its ectopic expression has been associated with pathological conditions such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia. In the present paper we report findings suggesting that an exogenous influenza A virus infection can transactivate (human endogenous retrovirus (HERV-W) element) ... These observations have implications of potential relevance for viral pathogenesis and for conditions associated with aberrant transcription of HERV-W loci.