It is becoming clear that most eukaryotic transposable elements (TEs) owe their evolutionary
success in part to horizontal transfer events, which enable them to invade new species …

The cerebral vascular system stringently regulates cerebral blood flow (CBF). The
components of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) protect the brain from pathogenic infections …

INTRODUCTION How novel protein architectures evolve remains poorly understood. The
rearrangement of domains with preexisting functions into new composite architectures …

Horizontal transfer of transposable elements (HTT) is an important process shaping
eukaryote genomes, yet very few studies have quantified this phenomenon on a large scale …

There is considerable interest in understanding the effect of transposable elements (TEs) on
embryonic development. Studies in humans and mice are limited by the difficulty of working …

Transposable elements (TEs) are constitutive components of both eukaryotic and
prokaryotic genomes. The role of TEs in the evolution of genes and genomes has been …

Transposable elements (TEs) can be maintained in sexually reproducing species even if
they are harmful. However, the evolutionary strategies that TEs employ during proliferation …

DNA transposons play a significant role in shaping the size and structure of eukaryotic
genomes. The Tc1/mariner transposons are the most diverse and widely distributed …

Background We have recently described a peculiar feature of the promoters in two
Drosophila Tc1-like elements, Bari1 and Bari3. The AT-richness and the presence of weak …

Expression vectors (EVs) are artificial nucleic acid molecules with a modular structure that
allows for the transcription of DNA sequences of interest in either cellular or cell-free …