The RNA polymerase dictates ORF1 requirement and timing of LINE and SINE retrotransposition.

Mobile elements comprise close to one half of the mass of the human genome. Only LINE-1 (L1), an autonomous non-Long Terminal Repeat (LTR) retrotransposon, and its non-autonomous partners-such as the retropseudogenes, SVA, and the SINE, Alu-are currently active human retroelements. Experimental evid...

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Main Authors: Emily N Kroutter, Victoria P Belancio, Bradley J Wagstaff, Astrid M Roy-Engel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2666806?pdf=render