Protein-coding genes' retrocopies and their functions
MR Kubiak, I Makałowska - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
Transposable elements, often considered to be not important for survival, significantly
contribute to the evolution of transcriptomes, promoters, and proteomes. Reverse …
contribute to the evolution of transcriptomes, promoters, and proteomes. Reverse …
Cancer, retrogenes, and evolution
K Staszak, I Makałowska - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes the knowledge about retrogenes in the context of cancer and
evolution. The retroposition, in which the processed mRNA from parental genes undergoes …
evolution. The retroposition, in which the processed mRNA from parental genes undergoes …
Mobile elements contribute to the uniqueness of human genome with 15,000 human-specific insertions and 14 Mbp sequence increase
Mobile elements (MEs) collectively contribute to at least 50% of the human genome. Due to
their past incremental accumulation and ongoing DNA transposition, MEs serve as a …
their past incremental accumulation and ongoing DNA transposition, MEs serve as a …
Recent, full-length gene retrocopies are common in canids
K Batcher, S Varney, D York, M Blacksmith… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
Gene retrocopies arise from the reverse transcription and insertion into the genome of
processed mRNA transcripts. Although many retrocopies have acquired mutations that …
processed mRNA transcripts. Although many retrocopies have acquired mutations that …
RetrogeneDB–a database of plant and animal retrocopies
W Rosikiewicz, M Kabza, JG Kosiński… - Database, 2017 - academic.oup.com
For a long time, retrocopies were considered 'junk DNA', but numerous studies have shown
that retrocopies may gain functionality and become so-called retrogenes. Retrogenes may …
that retrocopies may gain functionality and become so-called retrogenes. Retrogenes may …
Tracing the origin and evolutionary fate of recent gene retrocopies in natural populations of the house mouse
Although the contribution of retrogenes to the evolution of genes and genomes has long
been recognized, the evolutionary patterns of very recently derived retrocopies that are still …
been recognized, the evolutionary patterns of very recently derived retrocopies that are still …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution of retrocopies in the context of HUSH silencing
J Kozłowska-Masłoń… - Biology …, 2024 - biologydirect.biomedcentral.com
Retrotransposition is one of the main factors responsible for gene duplication and thus
genome evolution. However, the sequences that undergo this process are not only an …
genome evolution. However, the sequences that undergo this process are not only an …
Genome-wide comparison of allele-specific gene expression between African and European populations
Transcriptomic diversity across human populations reflects differential regulatory
mechanisms. Allelic-imbalanced gene expression is a genetic regulatory mechanism that …
mechanisms. Allelic-imbalanced gene expression is a genetic regulatory mechanism that …
[HTML][HTML] Interpopulation differences of retroduplication variations (RDVs) in rice retrogenes and their phenotypic correlations
H Zeng, X Chen, H Li, J Zhang, Z Wei… - Computational and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Retroduplication variation (RDV), a type of retrocopy polymorphism, is considered to have
essential biological significance, but its effect on gene function and species phenotype is still …
essential biological significance, but its effect on gene function and species phenotype is still …
Emergence and evolution of inter-specific segregating retrocopies in cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) and rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)
X Zhang, Q Zhang, B Su - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Retroposition is an RNA-mediated mechanism to generate gene duplication, and is believed
to play an important role in genome evolution and phenotypic adaptation in various species …
to play an important role in genome evolution and phenotypic adaptation in various species …