Retroelements versus APOBEC3 family members: No great escape from the magnificent seven

Retroelements versus APOBEC3 family members: No great escape from the magnificent seven

Retroelements comprise a large and successful family of transposable genetic elements that, through intensive infiltration, have shaped the genomes of humans and other mammals over millions of years. In fact, retrotransposons now account for approximately 45% of the human genome. Based on their geno...

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Main Authors: Juan F Arias, Takayoshi eKoyama, Masanobu eKinomoto, Kenzo eTokunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
HIV-1
Retroelements
Vif
LINE-1
retrotransposition
APOBEC3
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00275/full

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