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Silencing of endogenous retroviruses by heterochromatin

Silencing of endogenous retroviruses by heterochromatin

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Silencing of endogenous retroviruses by heterochromatin

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Silencing of endogenous retroviruses by heterochromatin

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Cham: Springer International Publishing

Journal title

Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2017-06, Vol.74 (11), p.2055-2065

Language

English

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Cham: Springer International Publishing

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Contents

Endogenous retroviruses (ERV) are an abundant class of repetitive elements in mammalian genomes. To ensure genomic stability, ERVs are largely transcriptionally silent. However, these elements also feature physiological roles in distinct developmental contexts, under which silencing needs to be partially relieved. ERV silencing is mediated through...

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Silencing of endogenous retroviruses by heterochromatin

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11107624

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11107624

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ISSN

1420-682X

E-ISSN

1420-9071

DOI

10.1007/s00018-017-2454-8

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