Characterization of an active LINE-1 in the naked mole-rat genome

Abstract Naked mole-rats (NMRs, Heterocephalus glaber) are the longest-living rodent species. A reason for their long lifespan is pronounced cancer resistance. Therefore, researchers believe that NMRs have unknown secrets of cancer resistance and seek to find them. Here, to reveal the secrets, we no...

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Main Authors: Shunichi Yamaguchi, Shizuka Nohara, Yuki Nishikawa, Yusuke Suzuki, Yoshimi Kawamura, Kyoko Miura, Keizo Tomonaga, Keiji Ueda, Tomoyuki Honda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84962-8