Anselmo Jiro Kamada
@anselmojiro.bsky.social
🇧🇷🇯🇵Biologist intrigued by host-virus interactions, recently co-opted by EVEs. Postdoc @ University of Oxford
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Termite genomes shed light on the enigmatic deltaviruses, their ancient origins, and an intriguing example of co-option of viral genes by a host.
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Endogenous viral elements in termite genomes reveal extensive diversity of deltaviruses and provide insights into their origins
Barreat et al. describe the discovery of deltavirus genomic fossils (ẟEVEs) in multiple
species of termites. The wide expression of ẟEVEs in termites and a host gene fusion
indicate that some ẟEVEs ma...
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September 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Termite genomes shed light on the enigmatic deltaviruses, their ancient origins, and an intriguing example of co-option of viral genes by a host.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Reposted by Anselmo Jiro Kamada
New paper alert 🎉
We explore the origins of deltaviruses and find they have infected and co-evolved with termites for 141 million years 🐜🕑🦴
This was a fascinating story to work on with @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social, Jose Gabriel and @anselmojiro.bsky.social
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We explore the origins of deltaviruses and find they have infected and co-evolved with termites for 141 million years 🐜🕑🦴
This was a fascinating story to work on with @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social, Jose Gabriel and @anselmojiro.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Endogenous viral elements in termite genomes reveal extensive diversity of deltaviruses and provide insights into their origins
Deltaviruses are subviral agents of animals, which, in humans, require a hepadnavirus helper for transmission. The absence of deltavirus-like endogeno…
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September 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
New paper alert 🎉
We explore the origins of deltaviruses and find they have infected and co-evolved with termites for 141 million years 🐜🕑🦴
This was a fascinating story to work on with @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social, Jose Gabriel and @anselmojiro.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explore the origins of deltaviruses and find they have infected and co-evolved with termites for 141 million years 🐜🕑🦴
This was a fascinating story to work on with @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social, Jose Gabriel and @anselmojiro.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...