Transposons take remote control

Elife. 2018 Sep 26:7:e40921. doi: 10.7554/eLife.40921.

Abstract

A family of retroviral-like elements in the human genome has a pervasive influence on gene expression.

Keywords: CRISPR/Cas9; chromosomes; endogenous retroviruses; enhancers; gene expression; genetics; genomics; human; transcriptional regulation; transposable elements.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • Gene Expression*
  • Genome, Human*
  • Humans
  • Retroviridae / genetics

Substances

  • DNA Transposable Elements