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Recognition and silencing of a new transposable element

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By Luca Salvi, Mario Halic, Yinxia Yan
| Nature Verified
Abstract Genomes constantly face threats from transposable elements (TEs) and other genomic parasites. While the silencing of existing TE has been well studied, little is known about how cells recognize new invading TEs that they have not previously encountered. Here we explore this question by inserting foreign sequences into S. pombe. Our data revealed that the newly invading TE tj1 is recognized and targeted for silencing by RNAi and heterochromatin.
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