Thank you for acknowledging my question. I simply asked: did you know about the possibility of high expression of HERV-K in the airways of people with severe #COVID19 before spike-producing mRNA was on the market?
No. I was aware that spike was weakly homologous with many human proteins, including the syncytins aka HERVs. Naturally the possibility of autoimmunity came to mind, for example in pregnancy.
I can’t immediately think of the significance of HERV in airways. That’s what’s behind my question. I’m tired & probably being dumb!
Thank you.
To your question, I wasn’t aware.
Please would you summary as the potential significance of HERV-K in this context?
Thank you for acknowledging my question. I simply asked: did you know about the possibility of high expression of HERV-K in the airways of people with severe #COVID19 before spike-producing mRNA was on the market?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21840605/
No. I was aware that spike was weakly homologous with many human proteins, including the syncytins aka HERVs. Naturally the possibility of autoimmunity came to mind, for example in pregnancy.
I can’t immediately think of the significance of HERV in airways. That’s what’s behind my question. I’m tired & probably being dumb!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34771528/