Article
Genomic deletions created upon LINE-1 retrotransposition.
Cell - 9 Aug 2002
Gilbert Nicolas, Lutz-Prigge Sheila, Moran John V
Abstract excerpt
LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposition continues to impact the human genome, yet little is known about how L1 integrates into DNA. Here, we developed a plasmid-based rescue system and have used it to recover 37 new L1 retrotransposition events from cultured human cells. Sequencing of the insertions revealed the usual L1 structural hallmarks; however, in four instances, retrotransposition generated large target site...
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