Silencing and transcriptional regulation of endogenous retroviruses: an overview

FK Geis, SP Goff - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Almost half of the human genome is made up of transposable elements (TEs), and about 8%
consists of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). ERVs are remnants of ancient exogenous …

Domesticated gag Gene of Drosophila LTR Retrotransposons Is Involved in Response to Oxidative Stress

P Makhnovskii, Y Balakireva, L Nefedova, A Lavrenov… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Drosophila melanogaster is one of the most extensively used genetic model organisms for
studying LTR retrotransposons that are represented by various groups in its genome …