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Syncytin-2 Plays an Important Role in the Fusion of Human Trophoblast Cells

Amandine Vargas, Julie Moreau, Sébastien Landry, Frédérique LeBellego, Chirine Toufaily, Éric Rassart, Julie Lafond, Benoı̂t Barbeau

Journal of Molecular Biology · 2009 · 198 citations · 33 references

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Syncytin is a captive retroviral envelope protein involved in human placental morphogenesis

Sha Mi, Xinhua Lee, Xiangping Li et al. · Nature · 2000 · 1.7K citations

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Purification, Characterization, and<i>in vitro</i>Differentiation of Cytotrophoblasts from Human Term Placentae*

Harvey J. Kliman, John E. Nestler, EDUARDO SERMASI et al. · Endocrinology · 1986 · 1.6K citations

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An Envelope Glycoprotein of the Human Endogenous Retrovirus HERV-W Is Expressed in the Human Placenta and Fuses Cells Expressing the Type D Mammalian Retrovirus Receptor

Jean-Luc Blond, Dimitri Lavillette, Valérie Cheynet et al. · Journal of Virology · 2000 · 711 citations

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Genomewide screening for fusogenic human endogenous retrovirus envelopes identifies syncytin 2, a gene conserved on primate evolution

Sandra Blaise‐Boisseau, Nathalie de Parseval, Laurence Bénit et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 554 citations · Full text

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Direct Involvement of HERV-W Env Glycoprotein in Human Trophoblast Cell Fusion and Differentiation

Jean‐Louis Frendo, Delphine Olivier, Valérie Cheynet et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology · 2003 · 429 citations · Full text

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