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AnimalsShort Interspersed Elements (SINEs) are eukaryotic non-autonomous retrotransposons that rely on RNA polymerase III (pol III) for transcription. A subset of mammalian SINEs—designated T+ SINEs—harbors a canonical polyadenylation signal (AATAAA), a pol III
Ilia G. Ustyantsev +4 more
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Links between human LINE-1 retrotransposons and hepatitis virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2016 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for approximately 80% of liver cancers, the third most frequent cause of cancer mortality. The most prevalent risk factors for HCC are infections by hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. Findings suggest that hepatitis
Tomoyuki eHonda, Tomoyuki eHonda
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Molecular cytogenetic mapping of Cucumis sativus and C. melo using highly repetitive DNA sequences [PDF]
, 2010 Chromosomes often serve as one of the most important molecular aspects of studying the evolution of species. Indeed, most of the crucial mutations that led to differentiation of species during the evolution have occurred at the chromosomal level ...
Bang, J.W. +5 more
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Multi‐Omics Insights Into Anthraquinone Biosynthesis in Rheum tanguticum
Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rheum tanguticum is renowned for its medicinal properties, including purgative, anti‐inflammatory and hepatoprotective effects, primarily attributed to anthraquinones (AQs). However, the molecular mechanisms of AQs biosynthesis have largely been hindered by insufficient genomic resources and functional genomics investigations.
Shuo Zhao +6 more
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Hypermethylated LTR retrotransposon exhibits enhancer activity
Epigenetics, 2017 LTR retrotransposons are repetitive DNA elements comprising ∼10% of the human genome. They are silenced by hypermethylation of cytosines in CpG dinucleotides and are considered parasitic DNA serving no useful function for the host genome.
Tianxiang Hu +5 more
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Citrus and Prunuscopia-like retrotransposons
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1999 Many of the world's most important citrus cultivars ("Washington Navel", satsumas, clementines) have arisen through somatic mutation. This phenomenon occurs fairly often in the various species and varieties of the genus.The presence of copia-like retrotransposons has been investigated in fruit trees, especially citrus, by using a PCR assay designed to ...
Asins, María J. +3 more
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Belamcanda chinensis is a non‐leguminous medicinal plant rich in bioactive isoflavones; however, the lack of a high‐quality reference genome has limited elucidation of its isoflavone biosynthetic and modification network. Here, we present the first near telomere‐to‐telomere genome assembly of B.
Yuan‐Yuan Wang +10 more
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MTV sings jubilation for telomere biology in Drosophila
Fly, 2018 Telomere protects the ends of linear chromosomes. Telomere dysfunction fuels genome instability that can lead to diseases such as cancer. For over 30 years, Drosophila has fascinated the field as the only major model organism that does not rely on the ...
Lin Cheng, Ming Cui, Yikang S. Rong
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Pivotal Impacts of Retrotransposon Based Invasive RNAs on Evolution
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 RNAs have long been described as the mediators of gene expression; they play a vital role in the structure and function of cellular complexes. Although the role of RNAs in the prokaryotes is mainly confined to these basic functions, the effects of these ...
Laleh Habibi, Hamzeh Salmani
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Disruption of Asparagine Synthetase Is Associated to Increased Biomass in Lotus japonicus
Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Asparagine (Asn) constitutes the major form of nitrogen translocated within Lotus japonicus plants. In this work we use knock‐out (KO) LORE1 mutants‐deficient in the asparagine synthetase gene (LjASN1), which is the most highly expressed ASN gene in plants grown under non‐symbiotic (NS) conditions, but much less expressed under symbiotic (S ...
Sara Rosa‐Téllez +5 more
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