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Transposable elements and the epigenetic regulation of the genome

Slotkin, R. Keith, Martienssen, Robert·2007·Nature Reviews Genetics

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Overlapping epigenetic mechanisms have evolved in eukaryotic cells to silence the expression and mobility of transposable elements (TEs). Owing to their ability to recruit the silencing machinery, TEs have served as building blocks for epigenetic phenomena, both at the level of single genes and across larger chromosomal regions. Important progress has been made recently in understanding these silencing mechanisms. In addition, new insights have been gained into how this silencing has been co-opted to serve essential functions in 'host' cells, highlighting the importance of TEs in the epigenetic regulation of the genome.

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Authors
Slotkin, R. K., & Martienssen, R.
Affiliations
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (US)
Corresponding author
Martienssen, Robert
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2007-04
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
272-285
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W1997270596
Cited by
2,044
References
4
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FWCI
7.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM067014)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Keywords
transposable elements, epigenetic regulation, transposon silencing, genome regulation, chromosome biology, gene expression regulation, eukaryotic cells
MeSH terms
Alleles, Animals, Centromere, Chromatin, DNA Transposable Elements, Drosophila melanogaster, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Genetic, Phenotype, Telomere, Genome, Genomic Imprinting, Evolution, Molecular, Gene Silencing, Epigenesis, Genetic, Mice

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