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ReviewPlant & cell physiology2025

Molecular Mimicry of Transposable Elements in Plants.

Jie Chu, Josephine Newman, Jungnam Cho

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Review in Plant & cell physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jie ChuCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, Beijing 200032, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5614-5466
Josephine NewmanDepartment of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK.
Jungnam ChoDepartment of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4078-7763

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality 22ZR1469100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA elements that are particularly abundant in the plant genomes. They have long been considered as junk DNA; however, a growing body of evidence suggests that TE insertions promote genetic diversity that is essential for the adaptive evolution of a species. Thus far, studies have mainly investigated the cis-acting regulatory roles of TEs generated by their insertions nearby or within the host genes. However, the trans-acting effects of TE-derived RNA and DNA remained obscure to date. TEs contain various regulatory elements within their sequences that can accommodate the binding of specific RNAs and proteins. Recently, it was suggested that some of these cellular regulators are shared between TEs and the host genes, and the competition for the common host factors underlies the fine-tuned developmental reprogramming. In this review, we will highlight and discuss the latest discoveries on the biological functions of plant TEs, with a particular focus on their competitive binding with specific developmental regulators.

Indexed as

DNA Transposable ElementsMolecular MimicryPlantsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome, PlantDNA Transposable ElementsArabidopsis thalianaExtrachromosomal DNAmiRNA target mimicOryza sativaTranscription factor spongeTransposable elements

Identifiers

PMID38808931
PMCPMC12085086

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