Transposable elements are DNA sequences that are capable of changing their genome position by cut and paste or copy and paste through the enzyme transposase. This ability can be harmful for hosts if ...

Researchers from UNSW Sydney have discovered that a particular transposable element, or jumping gene, in the genome has a profound effect on the immune response to virus infection. The findings in ...

Researchers in Michigan published a study “Transposable elements contribute to cell and species-specific chromatin looping and gene regulation in mammalian genomes” in Nature Communications that shows ...

The analysis of unstable kernel phenotypes in maize led to the discovery and characterization of active class 2 DNA transposable elements (TEs). These active elements are a very small fraction of the ...

New research findings pertaining to transposable elements, also known as jumping genes or mobile elements, increase our understanding of how cancers develop. Nearly half of the human genome is ...