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ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2019

Regulation of transposable elements by DNA modifications.

Özgen Deniz, Jennifer M Frost, Miguel R Branco

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Review in Nature reviews. Genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 272 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Özgen DenizBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-1923
Jennifer M FrostBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3057-6313
Miguel R BrancoBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL, London, UK. m.branco@qmul.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9447-1548

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maintenance of genome stability requires control over the expression of transposable elements (TEs), whose activity can have substantial deleterious effects on the host. Chemical modification of DNA is a commonly used strategy to achieve this, and it has long been argued that the emergence of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) in many species was driven by the requirement to silence TEs. Potential roles in TE regulation have also been suggested for other DNA modifications, such as N6-methyladenine and oxidation derivatives of 5mC, although the underlying mechanistic relationships are poorly understood. Here, we discuss current evidence implicating DNA modifications and DNA-modifying enzymes in TE regulation across different species.

Indexed as

DNA Transposable ElementsEpigenesis, Genetic5-MethylcytosineAdenosineAnimalsBiological EvolutionDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationGenetic DriftGene Transfer, HorizontalHumansPlantsRNA, Small Interfering5-MethylcytosineAdenosineDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Transposable ElementsN-methyladenosineRNA, Small Interfering

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