ERVV-1, Official Symbol ERVV-1provided by HGNC Official Full Name endogenous retrovirus group V member 1, envelopeprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:26501 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000269526 AllianceGenome:HGNC:26501 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ENVV1; HERV-V1 Summary Many different human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) families are expressed in normal placental tissue at high levels, suggesting that HERVs are functionally important in reproduction. This gene is part of an HERV provirus on human chromosome 19 that has inactivating mutations in the gag and pol genes. The gene's envelope protein is expressed in the human placenta but is truncated at its C-terminus. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015] Orthologs all