Transposons Increase Transcriptional Complexity: The Good Parasite?

Surm, Joachim M; Moran, Yehu

Surm, Joachim M; Moran, Yehu.

Afiliação

Surm JM; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel. Electronic address: joachim.surm@mail.huji.ac.il.
Moran Y; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel. Electronic address: yehu.moran@mail.huji.ac.il.

Trends Genet ; 37(7): 606-607, 2021 07.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33858672

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

A recent study by Cosby et al. sheds light on the role of transposons in the adaptive evolution of their hosts. These genetic elements were thought to be largely deleterious. However, when coupled with alternative splicing, there appears to be an exponential increase in the diversity of proteins encoded, which display novel functions and are conserved by natural selection.

Assuntos

Elementos de DNA Transponíveis/genética; Evolução Molecular; Seleção Genética/genética; Transcrição Gênica/genética; Adaptação Fisiológica/genética; Processamento Alternativo/genética; Proteínas/genética

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Seleção Genética / Transcrição Gênica / Elementos de DNA Transponíveis / Evolução Molecular Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

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