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L1 retrotransposons exploit RNA m6A modification as an evolutionary driving force

L1 retrotransposons exploit RNA m6A modification as an evolutionary driving force

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L1 retrotransposons exploit RNA m6A modification as an evolutionary driving force

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L1 retrotransposons exploit RNA m6A modification as an evolutionary driving force

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature communications, 2021-02, Vol.12 (1), p.880-880, Article 880

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

L1 retrotransposons can pose a threat to genome integrity. The host has evolved to restrict L1 replication. However, mechanisms underlying L1 propagation out of the host surveillance remains unclear. Here, we propose an evolutionary survival strategy of L1, which exploits RNA m
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A modification. We discover that m
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A ‘writer’ METTL3 fa...

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L1 retrotransposons exploit RNA m6A modification as an evolutionary driving force

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1961d00465714c29a8b1bed8e65a3309

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1961d00465714c29a8b1bed8e65a3309

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2041-1723

E-ISSN

2041-1723

DOI

10.1038/s41467-021-21197-1

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