On the move

Elife. 2018 Feb 21:7:e34901. doi: 10.7554/eLife.34901.

Abstract

The mechanisms by which a retrotransposon called LINE-1 duplicates itself and spreads through the human genome are becoming clearer.

Keywords: LINE-1; ORF1p; ORF2p; cell biology; cell cycle; evolutionary biology; genomics; human; retrotransposon; virus.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cell Cycle
  • Humans
  • Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements*
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Protein Transport
  • Retroelements*

Substances

  • Retroelements