title: Proteome diversification by genomic parasites.
abstract: Alu elements can integrate into human genes and lead to the generation of primate-specific isoforms. A new study examines their contribution to the human proteome.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel. elieis@post.tau.ac.il.
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
mesh_terms: D020087:Alu Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D011323:Primates / Q000235:genetics*; D020543:Proteome / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D020543:Proteome
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