title: Retrotransposition mechanisms.
abstract: Recent developments in the area of the transposition mechanisms used by retrotransposons and related retroviral pathways are discussed. In particular, advances in the areas of retrotransposon gene expression, virus-like particle assembly, reverse transcription, and integration are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Boeke
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements