Roles of transposable elements in the regulation of mammalian transcription

R Fueyo, J Judd, C Feschotte, J Wysocka - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Transposable elements (TEs) comprise about half of the mammalian genome. TEs often
contain sequences capable of recruiting the host transcription machinery, which they use to …

The role of retrotransposable elements in ageing and age-associated diseases

V Gorbunova, A Seluanov, P Mita, W McKerrow… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The genomes of virtually all organisms contain repetitive sequences that are generated by
the activity of transposable elements (transposons). Transposons are mobile genetic …

Phylogenomic analyses provide insights into primate evolution

Y Shao, L Zhou, F Li, L Zhao, BL Zhang, F Shao… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Comparative analysis of primate genomes within a phylogenetic context is essential for
understanding the evolution of human genetic architecture and primate diversity. We present …

A field guide to eukaryotic transposable elements

JN Wells, C Feschotte - Annual review of genetics, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA sequences that propagate within genomes.
Through diverse invasion strategies, TEs have come to occupy a substantial fraction of …

Transposable elements as essential elements in the control of gene expression

A Gebrie - Mobile DNA, 2023 - Springer
Interspersed repetitions called transposable elements (TEs), commonly referred to as mobile
elements, make up a significant portion of the genomes of higher animals. TEs contribute in …

Ten things you should know about transposable elements

G Bourque, KH Burns, M Gehring, V Gorbunova… - Genome biology, 2018 - Springer
Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of eukaryotic genomes. However, the
extent of their impact on genome evolution, function, and disease remain a matter of intense …

Index and biological spectrum of human DNase I hypersensitive sites

W Meuleman, A Muratov, E Rynes, J Halow, K Lee… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
DNase I hypersensitive sites (DHSs) are generic markers of regulatory DNA,,,–and contain
genetic variations associated with diseases and phenotypic traits,–. We created high …

Regulatory activities of transposable elements: from conflicts to benefits

EB Chuong, NC Elde, C Feschotte - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are a prolific source of tightly regulated, biochemically active
non-coding elements, such as transcription factor-binding sites and non-coding RNAs. Many …

Transcriptionally active HERV-H retrotransposons demarcate topologically associating domains in human pluripotent stem cells

Y Zhang, T Li, S Preissl, ML Amaral, JD Grinstein… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Chromatin architecture has been implicated in cell type-specific gene regulatory programs,
yet how chromatin remodels during development remains to be fully elucidated. Here, by …

Ever-changing landscapes: transcriptional enhancers in development and evolution

HK Long, SL Prescott, J Wysocka - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
A class of cis-regulatory elements, called enhancers, play a central role in orchestrating
spatiotemporally precise gene-expression programs during development. Consequently …