KRAB-zinc finger protein gene expansion in response to active retrotransposons in the murine lineage
The Krüppel-associated box zinc finger protein (KRAB-ZFP) family diversified in mammals. The majority of human KRAB-ZFPs bind transposable elements (TEs), however, since most TEs are inactive in humans it is unclear whether KRAB-ZFPs emerged to suppress TEs. We demonstrate that many recently emerged...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-06-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/56337 |