[HTML][HTML] Taming transposable elements in vertebrates: from epigenetic silencing to domestication

MV Almeida, G Vernaz, ALK Putman, EA Miska - Trends in genetics, 2022 - cell.com
Transposable element (TE)-derived sequences are ubiquitous in most eukaryotic genomes
known to date. Because their expression and mobility can lead to genomic instability …

Host–transposon interactions: conflict, cooperation, and cooption

RL Cosby, NC Chang, C Feschotte - Genes & development, 2019 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA sequences that colonize genomes and
threaten genome integrity. As a result, several mechanisms appear to have emerged during …

RNA-directed DNA methylation

RM Erdmann, CL Picard - PLoS genetics, 2020 - journals.plos.org
RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is a biological process in which non-coding RNA
molecules direct the addition of DNA methylation to specific DNA sequences. The RdDM …

Diverse monogenic subforms of human spermatogenic failure

L Nagirnaja, AM Lopes, WL Charng, B Miller… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is the most severe form of male infertility and typically
incurable. Defining the genetic basis of NOA has proven challenging, and the most …
C Ernst, N Eling, CP Martinez-Jimenez… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Male gametes are generated through a specialised differentiation pathway involving a
series of developmental transitions that are poorly characterised at the molecular level …

[HTML][HTML] Role of transposable elements in genome stability: implications for health and disease

A Bhat, T Ghatage, S Bhan, GP Lahane, A Dhar… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Most living organisms have in their genome a sizable proportion of DNA sequences capable
of mobilization; these sequences are commonly referred to as transposons, transposable …

The role of noncoding RNAs in Parkinson's disease: biomarkers and associations with pathogenic pathways

MC Kuo, SCH Liu, YF Hsu, RM Wu - Journal of biomedical science, 2021 - Springer
The discovery of various noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) and their biological implications is a
growing area in cell biology. Increasing evidence has revealed canonical and noncanonical …

Nurse cell–derived small RNAs define paternal epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis

J Long, J Walker, W She, B Aldridge, H Gao, S Deans… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Epigenetic modifications to chromatin, such as the methylation of DNA
cytosines, carry regulatory information across the generations in plants and animals …

The sound of silence: mechanisms and implications of HUSH complex function

M Seczynska, PJ Lehner - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
The vertebrate genome is under constant threat of invasion by genetic parasites. Whether
the host can immediately recognize and respond to invading elements has been unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Mosquito innate immunity

A Kumar, P Srivastava, P Sirisena, SK Dubey, R Kumar… - Insects, 2018 - mdpi.com
Mosquitoes live under the endless threat of infections from different kinds of pathogens such
as bacteria, parasites, and viruses. The mosquito defends itself by employing both physical …