Mobile DNA in Health and Disease

Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, C. F. G. R., Lander, E. S., Linton, L. M., Birren, B., Nusbaum, C., Zody, M. C., Baldwin, J., Devon, K., Dewar, K., et al. (2001) · Nature · doi:10.1038/35057062 · Cited by 24,216

Genome-wide association studies for complex traits: consensus, uncertainty and challenges

McCarthy, M. I., Abecasis, G. R., Cardon, L. R., Goldstein, D. B., Little, J., Ioannidis, J. P. A., & Hirschhorn, J. N. (2008) · Nature Reviews Genetics · doi:10.1038/nrg2344 · Cited by 2,891

The origin and behavior of mutable loci in maize

McClintock, B. (1950) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.36.6.344 · Cited by 1,752

The impact of retrotransposons on human genome evolution

Cordaux, R., & Batzer, M. A. (2009) · Nature Reviews Genetics · doi:10.1038/nrg2640 · Cited by 1,692

Genetic Mapping in Human Disease

Altshuler, D., Daly, M. J., & Lander, E. S. (2008) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1156409 · Cited by 1,452

Regulatory activities of transposable elements: from conflicts to benefits

Chuong, E. B., Elde, N. C., & Feschotte, C. (2016) · Nature Reviews Genetics · doi:10.1038/nrg.2016.139 · Cited by 1,408

PIWI-interacting small RNAs: the vanguard of genome defence

Siomi, M. C., Sato, K., Pezic, D., & Aravin, A. A. (2011) · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology · doi:10.1038/nrm3089 · Cited by 1,319

Meiotic catastrophe and retrotransposon reactivation in male germ cells lacking Dnmt3L

Bourc’his, D., & Bestor, T. H. (2004) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature02886 · Cited by 1,279

Reverse transcription of R2Bm RNA is primed by a nick at the chromosomal target site: a mechanism for non-LTR retrotransposition

Luan, D. D., Korman, M. H., Jakubczak, J. L., & Eickbush, T. H. (1993) · Cell · doi:10.1016/0092-8674(93)90078-5 · Cited by 1,173

Human L1 retrotransposon encodes a conserved endonuclease required for retrotransposition

Feng, Q., Moran, J. V., Kazazian, H. H., & Boeke, J. D. (1996) · Cell · doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81997-2 · Cited by 1,139

Retrotransposons shuttling genetic and epigenetic information from the nuclear to the mitochondrial compartment: Do they play a pathogenetic role in scleroderma?

Talotta, R., Sarzi‐Puttini, P., Laska, M. J., & Atzeni, F. (2019) · Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.cytogfr.2019.10.001 · Cited by 3

Characterizing Complex Nucleic Acid Interactions of LINE1 ORF1p by Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy

Naufer, M. N., & Williams, M. C. (2019) · Methods in molecular biology · doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-0231-7_18 · Cited by 3

Regulation of LINE-1 Elements by miR-128 Is Not Conserved in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Bodak, M., Yu, J., & Ciaudo, C. (2018) · Frontiers in Genetics · doi:10.3389/fgene.2018.00683 · Cited by 2

PiRNAs Rise to Rescue Koalas

Haase, A. D. D., & Macfarlan, T. S. (2019) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.09.025 · Cited by 3

Long-read sequencing resolves structural variants in SERPINC1 causing antithrombin deficiency and identifies a complex rearrangement and a retrotransposon insertion not characterized by routine diagnostic methodsPreprint

de la Morena‐Barrio, B., Stephens, J. C., de la Morena‐Barrio, M. E., Stefanucci, L., Padilla, J., Miñano, A., Gleadall, N., Garcı́a, J. L., Fernández, M. F. L., Morange, P., et al. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.08.28.271932 · Cited by 3

LINE1 RNA dysregulation impairs chromatin accessibility in C9ORF72- and TDP-43-linked ALS/FTDPreprint

Li, Y., Dou, X., Xiao, Y., Zhang, Z., Ye, Y., Wright, N., Chang, K., Liu, C., Troncoso, J. C., He, C., et al. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.09.30.679260 · Cited by 3

Noninvasive and Multicancer Biomarkers: The Promise of LINE-1 Retrotransposons

Doucet, A. J., & Cristofari, G. (2023) · Cancer Discovery · doi:10.1158/2159-8290.cd-23-1063 · Cited by 2

Roles of Immunity and Endogenous Retroelements in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Treatment Strategies

Li, M., Sun, Y., Shan, X., Tong, Y., Fu, Y., Ma, X., Sun, Z., Xiang, Y., Zhu, Y., Wang, T., et al. (2025) · Functional & Integrative Genomics · doi:10.1007/s10142-025-01583-4 · Cited by 2

Protocol for assembling, prioritizing, and characterizing piRNA clusters using the piRNA Cluster Builder

Ahrend, F., Κωνσταντινίδου, Π., Loubalová, Z., Wang, Y., Lorenzi, H., Meister, G., & Haase, A. D. (2025) · STAR Protocols · doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2025.103759 · Cited by 3

SLFN11 Restricts LINE-1 Mobility

Ye, Z., Duan, Y., Zhang, A., Zhang, Z., Guo, S., Liu, Q., Yi, D., Wang, X., Zhao, J., Li, Q., et al. (2025) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells14110790 · Cited by 2

Reawakening retrotransposons: immune modulation in normal and malignant hematopoiesis

Tunbak, H., & Deniz, Ö. (2025) · Trends in cancer · doi:10.1016/j.trecan.2025.07.006 · Cited by 2

DDX55 safeguards naïve T cell homeostasis by suppressing activation-promoting transposable elements

Wu, M., Linghu, K., Yin, Q.-S., He, P., Yu, X., Hu, P., He, R., Du, Q., Wang, S., Chen, X. X., et al. (2025) · Science Immunology · doi:10.1126/sciimmunol.adq0457 · Cited by 2

High interferon response signatures in SLE patient leukocytes are associated with increased transposable element expression in gene introns and intergenic regions

Arteaga-Vazquez, L. J., Sepúlveda, H., Reveles, B. V., Suzuki, K., KALUNIAN, K. C., Ay, F., Boothby, M. R., & Rao, A. (2025) · Mobile DNA · doi:10.1186/s13100-025-00377-6 · Cited by 5

Retroelements in thyroid cancer: epigenetic plasticity, dedifferentiation, and therapeutic opportunities

D’Alessandre, N. D. R., Pessoa, B. S., Guardia, G. D. A., Marques, J. M., Galante, P. A. F., & Batista, R. L. (2025) · Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders · doi:10.1007/s11154-025-10008-3 · Cited by 2

The role of transposable elements activity in genomic instability and their relationship to aging process

Hu, J., Mao, T., Huang, K., Yang, S., Yu, W., Huang, J., Jin, S., Sun, C., Jiapaer, Z., & Wang, X. (2026) · Cell Cycle · doi:10.1080/15384101.2025.2611968 · Cited by 3

A de novo H3.2K9me2 deposition pathway establishes heterochromatin for suppressing transposon mobilization during fly somatic development

Luo, Y. N., Deng, Y., Liang, Y., Wu, W., Wu, W., & Wang, L. (2026) · Nucleic Acids Research · doi:10.1093/nar/gkag146 · Cited by 2

Tracking mobilization uncovers an evolutionarily conserved mechanism in suppressing mobile genetic elements

Wang, L., Liang, Y., Wu, S., Deng, Y., Wu, W., Zhang, Z. Z. Z., Wu, W., & Wang, L. (2026) · Molecular Cell · doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2026.05.022 · Cited by 3

Application of a Modified Smart-seq2 Sample Preparation Protocol for Rare Cell Full-length Single-cell mRNA Sequencing to Mouse Oocytes

Treger, R. S., Pope, S. D., Xing, X., & Iwasaki, A. (2019) · BIO-PROTOCOL · doi:10.21769/bioprotoc.3345 · Cited by 2

Ongoing endeavors to detect mobilization of transposable elements

Lee, Y., Ha, U., & Moon, S. (2022) · BMB Reports · doi:10.5483/bmbrep.2022.55.7.088 · Cited by 3

The composition dynamics of transposable elements in human blastocysts

Li, J., Yuan, P., Ma, G., Liu, Y., Zhang, Q., Wang, W., & Guo, Y. (2023) · Journal of Human Genetics · doi:10.1038/s10038-023-01169-7 · Cited by 2

Germline HPF1 retrogene insertion in RB1 gene involved in cancer predisposition

Gall, J. L., Dehainault, C., Boutte, M., Petitalot, A., Caputo, S. M., Courtois, L., Vacher, S., Bièche, I., Radvanyi, F., Pacquement, H., et al. (2023) · Journal of Medical Genetics · doi:10.1136/jmg-2022-109105 · Cited by 2

Five novel cis-regulatory deletions of SOX10 cause Waardenburg syndrome type II

Huang, Y., Geng, J., Long, Y., Xiong, W., Kang, L., Chen, M., Tang, T., Zhong, M., Bu, F., Yu, L., et al. (2024) · Frontiers in Audiology and Otology · doi:10.3389/fauot.2024.1400991 · Cited by 2

Beyond the injection site: identifying the cellular targets of mRNA vaccines

Fertig, T. E., Peteu, V. E., Marta, D. S., & Gherghiceanu, M. (2024) · Journal of Cell Identity · doi:10.47570/joci.2024.004 · Cited by 2

Repetitive Sequence Stability in Embryonic Stem Cells

Shi, G. W., Pang, Q., Lin, Z., Zhang, X., & Huang, K. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms25168819 · Cited by 3

Potential Contributions of Human Endogenous Retroviruses in Innate Immune Memory

Du, P., Li, J., Hua, M., Zhu, L., Chen, C., & Zeng, H. (2024) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2300411 · Cited by 2

Retrotransposons and Diabetes Mellitus

Katsanou, A., Kostoulas, C., Liberopoulos, E. N., Tsatsoulis, A. A., Georgiou, I. A., & Tigas, S. K. (2024) · Epigenomes · doi:10.3390/epigenomes8030035 · Cited by 4

Characterization of Helicobacter pylori immunoreactive proteins NusB, isoprenyl transferase, and hypothetical protein via immunoproteomics and molecular modeling approaches

Shah, S. A. R., Farukh, M., Rehman, A., Shehri, Z. S. A., Alshehri, F. F., Alkhayl, F. F. A., & Noor, F. (2024) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.139037 · Cited by 2

Transposon persistence and control in germ cells

Tracy, L., & Zhang, Z. Z. (2025) · Current Opinion in Genetics & Development · doi:10.1016/j.gde.2025.102370 · Cited by 3

Retrotransposon 3S18 forms self-protective aggregates and prolongs mid-oogenesis

Shen, D., Xu, Y., Shi, Q., Li, C., Meng, Z., Wen, Q., Wang, C., & Dou, K. (2025) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115914 · Cited by 2

Exploring the oncogenic potential of SARS-CoV-2 in the gastrointestinal tract

Miteva, D., Gulinac, M., Peruhova, M., & Velikova, T. V. (2025) · World Journal of Gastroenterology · doi:10.3748/wjg.v31.i31.105665 · Cited by 3

Locus-Specific DNA Methylation Profiling of Human LINE-1 Retrotransposons

Sanchez-Luque, F. J., Kempen, M.-J. H. C., & Faulkner, G. J. (2022) · Neuromethods · doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-2357-2_11 · Cited by 2

Genotyping of Transposable Element Insertions Segregating in Human Populations Using Short-Read Realignments

Chen, X., Bourque, G., & Goubert, C. (2022) · Methods in molecular biology · doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-2883-6_4 · Cited by 1

Transposons to V(D)J Recombination: Evolution of the RAG Reaction

Lieber, M. R. (2019) · Trends in Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.it.2019.06.007 · Cited by 2

Developmental retrotransposon activation primes host immunity for future viral-clearancePreprint

Wang, L., Tracy, L., & Zhang, Z. Z. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.08.23.263293 · Cited by 2

Predicting Alu exonization in the human genome with a deep learning modelPreprint

He, Z., Chen, O., Phillips, N., Pasquesi, G. I. M., Sabunciyan, S., & Florea, L. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.01.03.574099 · Cited by 2

Distinct interferon response patterns link to increased transposable element expression in leukocytes of systemic lupus erythematosus patientsPreprint

Arteaga-Vazquez, L. J., Sepúlveda, H., Reveles, B. V., Suzuki, K., KALUNIAN, K. C., Ay, F., Boothby, M. R., & Rao, A. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.05.30.657099 · Cited by 2

LINE-1 replication in a mouse TDP-43 model of neurodegeneration marks motor cortex neurons for cell-intrinsic and non-cell autonomous programmed cell deathPreprint

Korada, S., Tam, O. H., Greco, H. C., Hammell, M., Dubnau, J., & Sher, R. B. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.06.06.658329 · Cited by 2

Pachytene piRNAs define a conserved program of meiotic gene regulationPreprint

Loubalová, Z., Ahrend, F., Stoyko, D., Cosby, R. L., Ralls, S., Meister, G., Macfarlan, T. S., & Haase, A. D. D. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.11.05.686807 · Cited by 2

Mechanisms of Disease: The Damaged Genome in HCC

Hoare, M. (2018) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92216-4_4 · Cited by 1

The discovery of multiple active mys-related LTR-retroelements within the Neotominae subfamily of cricetid rodents

Kass, D. H., Beatty, S., Smith, A., Scott, M., Shah, D., & Czaplicki, M. (2023) · Genetica · doi:10.1007/s10709-023-00183-z · Cited by 1

Transposons as Environmental Stress Detectors, Are Eukaryotic Genomes Evolved to Evolve?

Hunter, R. G. (2024) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-59286-7_13 · Cited by 1

LINE1 insertion into the NACC2 locus disrupts the HDM2 axis and activates lung oncogenic signaling

Bojang, P., Wang, Y., & Ramos, K. S. (2025) · npj Precision Oncology · doi:10.1038/s41698-025-01050-0 · Cited by 1

Transposable Elements and Sex Chromosome Evolution in Eulimnadia texana

Ediriweera, C., & Weeks, S. C. (2025) · Cytogenetic and Genome Research · doi:10.1159/000548721 · Cited by 1

Antagonistic regulation of LINE-1/Alu elements and their repressor APOBEC3B in cellular senescence

Munot, D., Lu, Y., Haußmann, I., Najjar, G., Baur, C., Singh, M. K., Güneş, Ç., Sauter, D., & Arora, A. V. (2025) · Mobile DNA · doi:10.1186/s13100-025-00378-5 · Cited by 1

Identification of novel regulators of LINE-1 expression via CRISPR/Cas9 screening

Oksuz, O., Chu, C., Arisdakessian, C. G., Diao, L., Zaller, D. M., Long, K. K., Keilhack, H., & Knutson, S. K. (2025) · Mobile DNA · doi:10.1186/s13100-025-00386-5 · Cited by 1

LINE-1 Retrotransposon Protein ORF1p Forms Condensates That Drive cGAS-Induced Immune Evasion in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Xing, B., Liu, J., Xie, Y., Liu, P., Zhang, L., Tian, W., Yu, W., Wang, H., Wang, J., Sun, Z., et al. (2026) · Cancer Research · doi:10.1158/0008-5472.can-25-2611 · Cited by 1

Evolutionarily conserved regulation and functions of H1 linker histones in development

Luo, Y., Yang, L., Wu, W., & Wang, L. (2026) · Trends in Genetics · doi:10.1016/j.tig.2025.12.003 · Cited by 1

LINE-1 Activation in Endocrine-Related Cancers: Molecular Mechanisms and Translational Implications

Pessoa, B. S., D’Alessandre, N. D. R., Guardia, G. D. A., Marques, J. M., Gruetzmacher, C., Craveiro, F. L., Asprino, P. F., Galante, P. A. F., & Batista, R. L. (2026) · Molecular Cancer Research · doi:10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-25-0682 · Cited by 1

Fecal Microbiota of Free-range Pigs ( Sus scrofa domesticus ) Scavenging on a Municipal Dumpsite is a Potential Reservoir of Pathogens

Mwaikono, K. S., Maina, S., & Gwakisa, P. S. (2018) · CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) · doi:10.12691/jaem-6-2-3 · Cited by 1

RetroSpect, a New Method of Measuring Gene Regulatory Evolution Rates Using Co-mapping of Genomic Functional Features with Transposable Elements

Nikitin, D. M., Sorokin, M., Tkachev, V., Garazha, A., Markov, A. V., & Buzdin, A. A. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30363-1_5 · Cited by 2

Two HUSH complexes connect a direct LINE to innate immunity

Faulkner, G. J. (2024) · Molecular Cell · doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2024.07.010 · Cited by 1

Follow the LINE: A novel case of dilated cardiomyopathy caused by a LINE-1 insertion in the TTN gene

Ding, Q., Fine, J., Hoffman, F. T., Kluge, M. L., Kuennen, R. K., Thieke, S., Hoppman, N. L., Marcou, C. A., Rowsey, R. A., Thorland, E. C., et al. (2024) · American Journal of Clinical Pathology · doi:10.1093/ajcp/aqae170 · Cited by 1

Translesion DNA polymerases Rev1 and PolH promote LTR-retrotransposon transcription by safeguarding Pol II occupancy in both germline and somatic tissues of Drosophila

Li, C., Meng, Z., Wen, Q., Yang, W., Xu, Y., Lyu, Y., Guo, Y., Lyu, T., Shen, D., & Dou, K. (2025) · Nucleic Acids Research · doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf903 · Cited by 1

A novel isoform of tensin-1 promotes actin filament assembly for efficient erythroblast enucleation

Ghosh, A., Coffin, M., Diaz, D. M., Barndt, S., Schulz, V., Gallagher, P. G., Lo, S. H., & Fowler, V. M. (2025) · Blood Advances · doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2025016100 · Cited by 1

Approximative He Hamiltonian in descriptive multidimensional scaling statistics of RNA contained information with application to SARS-CoV-2 Spike mRNA and 7SLRNA, RN7SL2 and RN7SL3

Geurdes, H. J. F. (2021) · Gene Reports · doi:10.1016/j.genrep.2021.101203 · Cited by 1

Mosaicism in rare disease

Avigdor, B. E., Osei‐Owusu, I., & Pevsner, J. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-820140-4.00003-x · Cited by 1

The Zinc-Finger protein ZCCHC3 inhibits LINE-1 retrotransposition

Zhang, Z., Zhang, N., Guo, S., Liu, Q., Wang, S., Zhang, A., Yi, D., Zhao, J., Li, Q., Wang, J., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.891852 · Cited by 3

Cap Analysis of Gene Expression Clarifies Transcriptomic Divergence Within Monozygotic Twin Pairs

Katoh, H., Asai, H., Takemoto, K., Tomizawa, R., Honda, C., Watanabe, M., & Honda, T. (2023) · Twin Research and Human Genetics · doi:10.1017/thg.2023.42 · Cited by 1

High prevalence of the antibody against Syncytin-1 in schizophreniaPreprint

Hibi, Y., Asamitsu, K., Matsumura, H., Sanda, T., Nakahira, Y., Arimoto, K., Nakanishi, S., Maekawa, K., Akechi, T., Matsukawa, N., et al. (2018) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/266049 · Cited by 1

Alu insertion-mediated dsRNA structure formation with pre-existing Alu elements as a novel disease-causing mechanismPreprint

Masson, E., Maestri, S., Bordeau, V., Cooper, D. N., Férec, C., & Chen, J. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.01.30.926790 · Cited by 1

Repetitive DNA Sequences

Clark, A. G., Barbash, D. A., Lower, S. E., & Dion-Coté, A.-M. (2020) · MDPI eBooks · doi:10.3390/books978-3-03928-367-5 · Cited by 1

First Evidence of Pathogenic HERV-W Envelope Expression in T Lymphocytes in Association with the Respiratory Outcome of COVID-19 PatientsPreprint

Balestrieri, E., Minutolo, A., Petrone, V., Fanelli, M., Iannetta, M., Malagnino, V., Zordan, M., Vitale, P., Charvet, B., Horvat, B., et al. (2021) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.3763768 · Cited by 1

Review of: "Early life stress during the neonatal period alters social play and Line1 during the juvenile stage of development"

Maganga-Bakita, I., Richter, T. A., & Hunter, R. G. (2021) · doi:10.32388/c9d0yt

Transposable Elements

Bonnet, A., Casier, K., Carré, C., Teysset, L., & Lesage, P. (2023) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781394264902.ch3 · Cited by 1

A concerted increase in readthrough and intron retention drives transposon expression during aging and senescencePreprint

Pabis, K., Barardo, D., Sirbu, O., Selvarajoo, K., Gruber, J., & Kennedy, B. K. (2024) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.87811.2 · Cited by 1

The domesticated transposon protein L1TD1 associates with its ancestor L1 ORF1p to promote LINE-1 retrotranspositionPreprint

Kavaklıoğlu, G., Podhornik, A., Vcelkova, T., Marjanović, J., Beck, M. A., Phan-Canh, T., Mair, T., Miccolo, C., Drino, A., Egger, G., et al. (2024) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.96850.1 · Cited by 1

A Comparative Roadmap of PIWI-Interacting RNAs (piRNAs) Across Seven Species Reveals Insights Into de novo piRNA Precursor Formation in MammalsPreprint

Κωνσταντινίδου, Π., Loubalová, Z., Ahrend, F., Friman, A., Almeida, M. V., Poulet, A., Horvat, F., Wang, Y., Losert, W., Lorenzi, H., et al. (2024) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4822917 · Cited by 1

Tracking mobilization uncovers an evolutionarily conserved mechanism in suppressing transpositions during somatic developmentPreprint

Luo, Y. N., Liang, Y., Wu, S., Deng, Y., Wu, W., Zhang, Z. Z., Wu, W., & Wang, L. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.02.07.636160 · Cited by 1

Inhibition of cytosolic DNA sensing and transposon activity safeguards pluripotencyPreprint

Garcia-Llagostera, F., Putman, A. L. K., Choromidis, A., Leeke, B. J., Stanik, K., Ramos, A., Moyon, B., Gil, J., Barr, A. R., & Percharde, M. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.03.26.645264 · Cited by 1

AGO2 slicing restrains RTL1 to prevent vascular defects and lethal neonatal muscle failurePreprint

Kumar, M., Maria, A. G., Moses, A., Prajapat, M., Clements, J., Kitazawa, M., Shiura, H., Fukuda, K., & Vidigal, J. A. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.04.02.646793 · Cited by 2

Retrotransposon activation during spermatogenesis achieves massive ecDNA biogenesis but rare integrationPreprint

Tracy, L., Chen, Y., & Zhang, Z. Z. (2026) · Genes & Development · doi:10.1101/gad.353011.125 · Cited by 1

ERVcaller: Identify polymorphic endogenous retrovirus (ERV) and other transposable element (TE) insertions using whole-genome sequencing dataPreprint

Chen, X., & Li, D. (2018) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/332833

The Effects of Exercise on LINE-1 Regulation

Romero, M. A. (2019)

L1 is dynamic during neurogenesis

Salvador‐Palomeque, C. (2019) · The University of Queensland · doi:10.14264/uql.2020.75

A systematic screen of breast cancer patients’ exomes for retrotransposon insertions reveals disease associated genesPreprint

Brakeleer, S. D., Grève, J. D., & Teugels, E. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.06.04.123240

Fundamentals of extrachromosomal circular DNA in human cells - Genetic activities as regards cancer promotion alongside chromosomal DNA

Dennin, R. H. (2020) · World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews · doi:10.30574/wjarr.2020.8.2.0442

Sense-oriented AluYRa1 elements provide a lineage-specific transcription environment for polyadenylation

Cho, H.-M., Choe, S.-H., Kim, Y.-H., Park, H., Lee, H.-E., Lee, J.-R., Park, S.-J., & Huh, J. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-83360-4

Genome Organisation: Human

Kass, D. H., & Batzer, M. A. (2021) · Encyclopedia of Life Sciences · doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0029269

Beneficial Effects of Lactobacillus Zeae on the Gut Health of Piglets Challenged with Enterotoxigenic Escherichia ColiPreprint

Wu, T., Shi, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, M., Zhang, L., Ma, Z., Zhao, D., Wang, L., Ding, B., Hou, Y., et al. (2020) · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-38949/v1

Searching for the Roots of Bloom Syndrome Protein and Its Homologs Using Phylogenetic Analysis

Korak, T., & Kasap, M. (2021) · Kocaeli Journal of Science and Engineering · doi:10.34088/kojose.904914

FVIII Genetics

Green, D. (2018) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-812954-8.00004-7

Single molecule characterization of proteins involved in replication of E. coli, the LINE1 retrotransposon, and retroviruses

Naufer, M. N. (2019) · Digital Repository Service (Northeastern University) · doi:10.17760/d20316396

Promoter methylation, transcription, and retrotransposition of LINE-1 in colorectal adenomas and adenocarcinomasPreprint

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Retrotransposon insertion as a novel mutational cause of spinal muscular atrophyPreprint

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