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ArticleCurrent biology : CB2017

Retrotransposons: Stowaways in the Primordial Germline.

Erin S Kelleher

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Article in Current biology : CB, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Retrotransposons in the Mammalian Male Germline.Sexual development : genetics, molecular biology, evolution, endocrinology, embryology, and pathology of sex determination and differentiation · 2022
    Review
  2. Hypomethylation of LINE-1 retrotransposons is associated with cadmium-induced testicular injury.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020
    Article
  3. Transposons, p53 and Genome Security.Trends in genetics : TIG · 2018
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Erin S KelleherDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, 3455 Cullen Blvd., Suite 342, Houston, TX 77204, USA. Electronic address: eskelleh@central.uh.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In order to succeed, retrotransposon transcripts must identify the subset of nuclei that will be transmitted to offspring. A new study reveals that the primordial germline is a hideout for retrotransposon transcripts, providing early access to future gametes.

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