LINEs

Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1991 Dec;1(4):505-8. doi: 10.1016/s0959-437x(05)80199-6.

Abstract

LINEs are ubiquitous transposable elements of eukaryotes. Significant information has accumulated in the past year concerning the mechanism of transposition and the intermediates involved. In addition, progress has been made in the understanding of LINE structure and evolution, and several laboratories have exploited the interspersed, repetitive nature of LINEs for use in genome mapping.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution*
  • DNA Transposable Elements*
  • Drosophila / genetics
  • Humans
  • Mammals / genetics*
  • Molecular Probes
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • RNA Polymerase II / metabolism
  • RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / genetics
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • Molecular Probes
  • RNA Polymerase II
  • RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase