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BST2 Suppresses LINE-1 Retrotransposition by Reducing the Promoter Activity of LINE-1 5' UTR.
Journal of virology - 26 Jan 2022
Zhao Yifei, Du Juan, Wang Yu, Wang Qing, Wang Shaohua, Zhao Ke
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Endogenous retrotransposons are considered the "molecular fossils" of ancient retroviral insertions. Several studies have indicated that host factors restrict both retroviruses and retrotransposons through different mechanisms. Type 1 long interspersed elements (LINE-1 or L1) are the only active retroelements that can replicate autonomously in the human genome. A recent study reported that LINE-1...
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