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Complete ERV consists of viral genes (\n                    <jats:italic>gag<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>pro<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>pol<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>env<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) in the center and two Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) at both ends, which encode viral structural proteins, critical enzyme, and glycoprotein. ERVs constitute approximately 8% of human genome and function in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes, including embryonic development, inflammation and infection, neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, etc. The expression of ERVs is controlled mainly by epigenetic modification, transcriptional regulation and post-transcriptional modulation, which offered important therapeutic targets. 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