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Unorthodox mRNA start site to extend the highly structured leader of retrotransposon Tto1 mRNA increases transposition rate.
RNA (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Aug 2005
Böhmdorfer Gudrun, Hofacker Ivo L, Garber Karin, Jelenic Srecko, Nizhynska Viktoria, Hirochika Hirohiko, Stadler Peter F, Bachmair Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Retroelement RNAs serve as templates for both translation and reverse transcription into extrachromosomal DNA. DNA copies may be inserted into the host genome to multiply element sequences. This transpositional activity of retroelements is usually restricted to specific conditions, particularly to conditions that impose stress on the host organism. In this work, we examined how the mRNA initiation point, and...
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