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Gene expression and stress response mediated by the epigenetic regulation of a transposable element small RNA.
PLoS genetics - 1 Feb 2012
McCue Andrea D, Nuthikattu Saivageethi, Reeder Sarah H, Slotkin R Keith
Abstract excerpt
The epigenetic activity of transposable elements (TEs) can influence the regulation of genes; though, this regulation is confined to the genes, promoters, and enhancers that neighbor the TE. This local cis regulation of genes therefore limits the influence of the TE's epigenetic regulation on the genome. TE activity is suppressed by small RNAs, which also inhibit viruses and regulate the expression of genes. The...
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