transposable element
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semiparasitic DNA sequence, a major fraction of eukaryotic genomes
Research
33,352 papers- LINE-1 transposable element renaissance in aging and age-related diseases.Ageing research reviews · 2024
- A Field Guide to Eukaryotic Transposable Elements.Annual review of genetics · 2020
- Single-cell chromatin accessibility and transposable element landscapes reveal shared features of tissue-residing immune cells.Immunity · 2024
- Transposable Element Domestication As an Adaptation to Evolutionary Conflicts.Trends in genetics : TIG · 2017
- Developing Transposable Element Marker System for Molecular Breeding.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2020
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A bacterial DNA transposon A transposable element (TE), also known as transposons, jumping gene, or mobile genetic element, are DNA sequences that can change their position, or translocate, within a genome. TEs were first identified via genetic studies in maize by Barbara McClintock, a discovery for which she was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. TEs are found in most species across all branches of the tree of life. Currently there are two classifications of TEs: Class I and Class II TEs. Class I TEs or retrotransposons, generally function via utilization of reverse transcription to "copy and paste" themselves into a different area of the genome. Class II TEs or DNA transposons, encode for the protein transposase (and sometimes other proteins), which they require for insertion, excision, or other TE functions.