Hybridogenesis and a potential case of R2 non-LTR retrotransposon horizontal transmission in Bacillus stick insects (Insecta Phasmida)
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DOI: 10.1038/srep41946
Abstract: Horizontal transfer (HT) is an event in which the genetic material is transferred from one species to another, even if distantly related, and it has been demonstrated as a possible essential part of the lifecycle… read more here.
Keywords: insects; stick insects; ltr retrotransposon; bacillus ... See more keywords
Structure of the R2 non-LTR retrotransposon initiating target-primed reverse transcription
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adg7883
Abstract: Non–long terminal repeat (non-LTR) retrotransposons, or long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs), are an abundant class of eukaryotic transposons that insert into genomes by target-primed reverse transcription (TPRT). During TPRT, a target DNA sequence is nicked… read more here.
Keywords: retrotransposon; microscopy; non ltr; reverse transcription ... See more keywords
Examining non-LTR retrotransposons in the context of the evolving primate brain
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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0409-z
Abstract: Researchers have long sought to understand the genetic basis of the cognitive differences between primates, with particular focus on the human brain. Although all mutational types have worked in concert with evolutionary forces to generate… read more here.
Keywords: ltr retrotransposons; human brain; primate; examining non ... See more keywords
Heterochromatin: did H3K9 methylation evolve to tame transposons?
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DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02550-5
Abstract: * Correspondence: guillaume.filion@ utoronto.ca Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, M1C1A4 ON, Canada Chromatin is traditionally studied in the fields of DNA repair and gene regulation, not immunology. Yet,… read more here.
Keywords: chromatin; h3k9 methylation; methylation; non ltr ... See more keywords