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ArticleMobile DNA2010

Non-long terminal repeat (non-LTR) retrotransposons: mechanisms, recent developments, and unanswered questions.

Jeffrey S Han

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Article in Mobile DNA, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Approaches to repurposing reverse transcriptase antivirals in cancer.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025
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  16. Nuclear dualism without extensive DNA elimination in the ciliateProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

Jeffrey S HanDepartment of Embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Baltimore, MD, USA. han@ciwemb.edu.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-long terminal repeat (non-LTR) retrotransposons are present in most eukaryotic genomes. In some species, such as humans, these elements are the most abundant genome sequence and continue to replicate to this day, creating a source of endogenous mutations and potential genotoxic stress. This review will provide a general outline of the replicative cycle of non-LTR retrotransposons. Recent findings regarding the host regulation of non-LTR retrotransposons will be summarized. Finally, future directions of interest will be discussed.

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PMID20462415
PMCPMC2881922

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