Role of transposable elements in trypanosomatids.
Transposable elements constitute 2-5% of the genome content in trypanosomatid parasites. Some of them are involved in critical cellular functions, such as the regulation of gene expression in Leishmania spp. In this review, we highlight the remarkable role extinct transposable elements can play as the source of potential new functions.
Bringaud
Frédéric
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Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique des Systèmes Biologiques, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, UMR-5536 CNRS, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France. bringaud@u-bordeaux2.fr
Ghedin
Elodie
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El-Sayed
Najib M A
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Papadopoulou
Barbara
B
D000818:Animals; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000502:physiology*; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D018503:Genome, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D007891:Leishmania / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014345:Trypanosoma
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D021901:DNA, Intergenic