The epigenetic regulation of HsMar1, a human DNA transposon

Abstract Background Both classes of transposable elements (DNA and RNA) are tightly regulated at the transcriptional level leading to the inactivation of transposition via epigenetic mechanisms. Due to the high copies number of these elements, the hypothesis has emerged that their regulation can coo...

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Main Authors: Sylvaine Renault, Murielle Genty, Alison Gabori, Catherine Boisneau, Charles Esnault, Thomas Dugé de Bernonville, Corinne Augé-Gouillou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-019-0719-y