Long interspersed nuclear element-1 expression and retrotransposition in prostate cancer cells

Abstract Background Long Interspersed Nuclear Element-1 (LINE-1) is an autonomous retrotransposon that generates new genomic insertions through the retrotransposition of a RNA intermediate. Expression of LINE-1 is tightly repressed in most somatic tissues to prevent DNA damage and ensure genomic int...

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Main Authors: Erica M. Briggs, Susan Ha, Paolo Mita, Gregory Brittingham, Ilaria Sciamanna, Corrado Spadafora, Susan K. Logan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Mobile DNA
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-017-0106-z