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LINE-1 retroelements complexed and inhibited by activation induced cytidine deaminase.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Metzner Mirjam, Jäck Hans-Martin, Wabl Matthias
Abstract excerpt
LINE-1 (abbreviated L1) is a major class of retroelements in humans and mice. If unrestricted, retroelements accumulate in the cytoplasm and insert their DNA into the host genome, with the potential to cause autoimmune disease and cancer. Retroviruses and other retroelements are inhibited by proteins of the APOBEC family, of which activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) is a member. Although AID is mainly...
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