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Table 1 Nomenclature for transcribed human endogenous retrovirus loci

From: A revised nomenclature for transcribed human endogenous retroviral loci

Symbol

Name

Chromosome location

Aliases

Representative GenBank accession numbers

Sources

ERVK-1a

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 1

1p31.1

c1_A

FN806826, BQ304053

[23]

[24]

ERVK-2

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 2

3p25.3

c3_A

FN806829, EF153331

[23]

ERVK-3

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 3

3q13.2

c3_B

FN806830

[23]

ERVK-4

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 4

3q21.2

c3_C, ERVK4, HERV-K(I)

FN806831

[23]

[25]

ERVK-5

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 5

3q12.3

ERVK5, HERV-K(II)

CF227259, AK021866

[24]

[25]

ERVK-6

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 6

7p22.1

c7_A, ERVK6, HERV-K108, HERV-K(HML-2.HOM), envK2, HERV-K(C7)

FN806837, AY371029, X82271, AF080233

[23]

[26]

[27]

ERVK-7

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 7

1q22

c1_B, ERVK7, HERV-K102

FN806827, EF153338, S46404, DQ069911

[23]

[28]

ERVK-8

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 8

8p23.1

c8_A, ERVK8, HERV-K115, envK6

FN806840

[23]

[27]

[29]

ERVK-9

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 9

6q14.1

c6_A, HERV-K109, envK4

FN806836, AF080234, AY371030

[23]

[26]

[27]

[28]

ERVK-10

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 10

5q33.3

c5_A, HERV-K10

FN806835, AF080231, CN345079

[23]

[24]

[26]

ERVK-11

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 11

3q27.2

c3_E, N8.4, HML-2A

FN806833, AF080232, AF080229, U87590

[23, 26]

ERVK-12

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 12

4q32.3

c4_A

FN806834, EF153341

[23]

ERVK-13

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 13

3q24

c3_D

FN806832

[23]

ERVK-14

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 14

7q22.1

c7_B

FN806838

[23]

ERVK-15

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 15

7q34

c7_C, P1.10

FN806839, U87594

[23]

ERVK-16

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 16

10p14

c10_A. M3.8

FN806841, EF543114, U87587

[23]

[27]

[30]

ERVK-17

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 17

10q24.2

c10_B

FN806842, AF080230

[23]

[26]

ERVK-18

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 18

1q23.3

c1_C, HERV-K18

FN806828

[23]

[31]

ERVK-19

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 19

19q11

P1.8, HERV-K(C19), envK3

U87593

[27, 30]

[31]

ERVK-20

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 20

11q23.3

c11_B

FN806844

[23]

ERVK-21

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 21

12q14.1

c12_A, envK1

FN806845, U32496

[23]

[27]

ERVK-22

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 22

19p13.3

c19_A

FN806846, EF153351

[23]

ERVK-23

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 23

21q21.1

c21_A

FN806847, EF543113

[23]

ERVK-24

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 24

22q11.21

c22_A, HERV-K101

FN806848, AU124350, AA580921, AW812040

[23]

[28]

ERVK-25

endogenous retrovirus group K, member 25

11q22.1

c11_A

FN806843, CF227268, AW818206

[23]

ERVK3-1b

endogenous retrovirus group K3, member 1

19q13.43

HERV-K(HML6-1)

AK054868, BC010118, BC011670

[32]

ERVK3-2

endogenous retrovirus group K3, member 2

14q24.2

HML6-c14

AK027828, AK096726, CR591084

[32]

ERVK3-3

endogenous retrovirus group K3, member 3

5q13.2

HML6-c5

FR714893

[33]

ERVK3-4

endogenous retrovirus group K3, member 4

11p15.4

HML6-c11

FR714894

[33]

ERVK3-5

endogenous retrovirus group K3, member 5

12q24.12

HML6-c12

FR714895

[33]

ERVK3-6

endogenous retrovirus group K3, member 6

19q13.41

HML6-c19A

FR714896

[33]

ERVK3-7

endogenous retrovirus group K3, member 7

19p13.2

HML6-c19B

FR714897

[33]

ERVK3-8

endogenous retrovirus group K3, member 8

20p11.21

HML6-c20

FR714898

[33]

ERVFRD-1

endogenous retrovirus group FRD, member 1

6p24.2

HERV-FRD, envFRD, ERVFRDE1, syncytin 2

AK075092, AK123938, AY358244

[24]

[27]

[34]

ERVFRD-2c

endogenous retrovirus group FRD, member 2

19q13.41

FLJ45949

AK127846

 

ERV3-1

endogenous retrovirus group 3, member 1

7q11.21

ERV3, envR

AK295189

[24]

[27]

[35]

[36]

ERV3-2c

endogenous retrovirus group 3, member 2

7q33

KIAA1466

AB040899, AL833192

 

ERVPABLB-1

endogenous retrovirus group PABLB, member 1

3p24.3

envR(b)

BQ012865, CF529244, AI189490

[27]

ERVFC1-1

endogenous retrovirus group FC1, member 1

7q36.2

envF(c)2

AK124285

[27]

ERVW-1

endogenous retrovirus group W, member 1

7q21.2

ERVWE1, syncytin 1, enverin, envW, HERV-W-ENV, HERV-7q, HERV7Q

BG012022, AF208161, BX391741, BX365066

[13, 24]

[27]

[37]

ERVW-2

endogenous retrovirus group W, member 2

Xq22.3

ERVWE2, Penv-C15

AF127228, FN689795

[38]

ERVW-3

endogenous retrovirus group W, member 3

3q23

CL4

AF127227

[39]

ERVW-4

endogenous retrovirus group W, member 4

15q21.3

C187-23

AF123882, EF539878

[38]

[39]

[40]

ERVW-5

endogenous retrovirus group W, member 5

3q26.32

CL2

AF123881

[39]

ERVW-6

endogenous retrovirus group W, member 6

11q14.1

 

AK022306, AB063619

[41]

ERVS71-1

endogenous retrovirus group S71, member 1

19p13.11

envT

CN288807, BQ932595, BQ941761

[27]

[42]

ERVS71-2

endogenous retrovirus group S71, member 2

10p11.1

HERV-HC2

AB167270, AB167277

[43]

ERVFH21-1

endogenous retrovirus group FH21, member 1

7p21.3

HERV-F(XA34)

AK023847

[32]

ERVH48-1

endogenous retrovirus group 48, member 1

21q22.3

C21orf105, HERV-F (type b)

BC005107, CR591419

[32]

ERVE-1

endogenous retrovirus group E, member 1

17q11.2

ERVE1

BC037342, FM212572

[44]

ERVE-2

endogenous retrovirus group E, member 2

11q13.2

 

FM212575

[45]

ERVE-3

endogenous retrovirus group E, member 3

8p23.1

 

FM212573

[45]

ERVE-4

endogenous retrovirus group E, member 4

6q15

CT-RCC-1

EU137846

[46]

ERVV-1

endogenous retrovirus group V, member 1

19q13.41

HERV-V1, ENVV1

AK056776, BC104018, BC104019

[47]

ERVV-2

endogenous retrovirus group V, member 2

19q13.41

HERV-V2, ENVV2

AI434519, CA417098, DA863698

[47]

ERVI-1c

endogenous retrovirus group I, member 1

9q22.1

 

AK124340, AK124077, CR614956

 

ERV18-1c

endogenous retrovirus group 18, member 1

15q21.3

 

AK126787

 

ERVMER61-1c

endogenous retrovirus group MER61, member 1

1q31.3

C1orf99

BC040856

 

ERVH-1

endogenous retrovirus group H, member 1

4p15.2

HERV-H4p15.2

EU669866, BC015108

[48]

ERVH-2

endogenous retrovirus group H, member 2

Xp22.32

HERV-HX

EU195218, EU195219

[48]

ERVH-3

endogenous retrovirus group H, member 3

6q12

HERV-H/F

AJ431196

[49]

ERVH-4

endogenous retrovirus group H, member 4

14q32.2

clone c4.2

U35031, U88895

[50]

ERVH-5

endogenous retrovirus group H, member 5

10p12.1

clone c14.6

U35033

[50]

ERVH-6

endogenous retrovirus group H, member 6

Yq11.223

 

U88898

[50]

ERVH-7

endogenous retrovirus group H, member 7

14q32.12

 

BC039675, T67812

[50]

ERV9-1

endogenous retrovirus group 9, member 1

11q13.2

pTR2

X15673, X15675, X57147

[51]

[52]

  1. aThe ERVK group is referred to as HERV-K(HML-2) according to a nomenclature introduced by Andersson et al. in 1999 [53]. bThe ERVK3 group has been referred to as HERV-K(HML-6) according to the Andersson et al. classification scheme [53]. cThe following loci have not appeared in publications but have been annotated by the RefSeq project: ERVFRD-2 (Entrez Gene:388560); ERVI-1 (Entrez Gene ID:100131068); ERV18-1 (Entrez Gene ID:100133791); ERVMER61-1 (Entrez Gene ID:339476).