Regulation and function of transposable elements in cancer genomes

M Lee Jr, SF Ahmad, J Xu - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Over half of human genomic DNA is composed of repetitive sequences generated
throughout evolution by prolific mobile genetic parasites called transposable elements …

From the genome's perspective: Bearing somatic retrotransposition to leverage the regulatory potential of L1 RNAs

D Mangoni, A Mazzetti, F Ansaloni, A Simi… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile genomic elements constituting a big fraction of
eukaryotic genomes. They ignite an evolutionary arms race with host genomes, which in turn …

LINE-1 retrotransposons contribute to mouse PV interneuron development

GO Bodea, JM Botto, ME Ferreiro… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Retrotransposons are mobile DNA sequences duplicated via transcription and reverse
transcription of an RNA intermediate. Cis-regulatory elements encoded by retrotransposons …

DNA methylation governs the sensitivity of repeats to restriction by the HUSH-MORC2 corepressor

N Pandiloski, V Horváth, O Karlsson… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The human silencing hub (HUSH) complex binds to transcripts of LINE-1 retrotransposons
(L1s) and other genomic repeats, recruiting MORC2 and other effectors to remodel …

Noninvasive Multicancer Detection Using DNA Hypomethylation of LINE-1 Retrotransposons

M Michel, M Heidary, A Mechri, K Da Silva… - Clinical Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Purpose: The detection of ctDNA, which allows noninvasive tumor molecular profiling and
disease follow-up, promises optimal and individualized management of patients with cancer …

Transposable element 5mC methylation state of blood cells predicts age and disease

F Morandini, JY Lu, C Rechsteiner, AH Shadyab… - Nature Aging, 2024 - nature.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are DNA sequences that expand selfishly in the genome,
possibly causing severe cellular damage. While normally silenced, TEs have been shown to …

How do lifestyle and environmental factors influence the sperm epigenome? Effects on sperm fertilising ability, embryo development, and offspring health

A Akhatova, C Jones, K Coward, M Yeste - Clinical Epigenetics, 2025 - Springer
Recent studies support the influence of paternal lifestyle and diet before conception on the
health of the offspring via epigenetic inheritance through sperm DNA methylation, histone …

[PDF][PDF] On genocentricity and genomocentricity in basic living systems: microorganisms, plants, animals

VI Glazko, GY Kosovsky, TT Glazko - Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya …, 2024 - researchgate.net
The development of genomics and pangenomics is becoming increasingly relevant for the
development of new methods for solving traditional problems of control and directed …

LINE-1, the NORth star of nucleolar organization

M Matsuo, G Cristofari - Genes & Development, 2025 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Abstract Long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) retrotransposons are abundant transposable
elements in mammals and significantly influence chromosome structure, chromatin …

Endogenous retroelements in hematological malignancies: From epigenetic dysregulation to therapeutic targeting

M Chour, F Porteu, S Depil… - American Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Endogenous retroelements (EREs), which comprise half of the human genome, play a
pivotal role in genome dynamics. Some EREs retained the ability to encode proteins …