We propose that silencing of retrotransposons occurs by cosuppression during early embryogenesis, but that this process is imperfect and produces a mosaic pattern of retrotransposon expression in ...

We have developed two methods, REMAP (REtotransposon-Microsatellite Amplified Polymorphism) and IRAP (Inter-Retrotransposon Amplified Polymorphism) which require neither restriction enzyme digestion ...

Inflammasomes are huge, multi-protein complexes inside cells that spark inflammation when they sense danger. Inflammasomes can also sound the alarm when no pathogens are present, contributing to ...

For the first time, scientists have visualized a retrotransposon, a “jumping gene”, inside the cell of a complex organism. Advanced cryo-Electron Tomography allowed this feat at sub-nanometer ...

For the first time, researchers have captured a retrotransposon in action within a living cell. By refining Cryo-Electron Tomography (cryo-ET) techniques, scientists imaged the retrotransposon ...