Transposable Elements and Their Epigenetic Regulation in Mental Disorders: Current Evidence in the Field

Transposable Elements and Their Epigenetic Regulation in Mental Disorders: Current Evidence in the Field

Transposable elements (TEs) are highly repetitive DNA sequences in the human genome that are the relics of previous retrotransposition events. Although the majority of TEs are transcriptionally inactive due to acquired mutations or epigenetic processes, around 8% of TEs exert transcriptional activit...

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Main Authors: Błażej Misiak, Laura Ricceri, Maria M. Sąsiadek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
retrotransposon
DNA methylation
LINE-1
Alu
SINE
SVA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00580/full

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