Transposable elements

被引：185
作者：
Finnegan, David J. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Edinburgh Univ, Inst Mol Biol, Kings Bldg,Mayfield Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, Midlothian, Scotland
来源：
CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT | 1992年 / 2卷 / 06期
基金：
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词：
long terminal repeat; LTR; open reading frame; ORF;
D O I：
10.1016/S0959-437X(05)80108-X
中图分类号：
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号：
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要：
Transposable elements comprise a major fraction of eukaryotic genomes. They are studied both because of their intrinsic biological interest and because they can be exploited as valuable research tools. Many interesting papers dealing with various aspects of the biology of these elements have been published during the past year and a number of new elements have been reported. Four areas in which particularly valuable contributions have been made are the mechanisms of transposition, the regulation of transposition, the use of transposable elements as research tools, and the biological function of transposable elements.
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页码：861 / 867
页数：7
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