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Retrotransposition

Retrotransposition is a type of gene duplication process in which an RNA transcript is reverse-transcribed into DNA and subsequently integrated into a new genomic locus, thereby generating a functional or non-functional copy of the original gene.

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Nested Retrotransposons in the Intergenic Regions of the Maize Genome

Phillip SanMiguel, Alexander P. Tikhonov, Young-Kwan Jin et al. · Science · 1996 · 1.4K citations

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Origin and evolution of retroelements based upon their reverse transcriptase sequences.

Yue Xiong, Thomas H. Eickbush · The EMBO Journal · 1990 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Reverse transcription of R2Bm RNA is primed by a nick at the chromosomal target site: A mechanism for non-LTR retrotransposition

Dongmei D. Luan, Malka H. Korman, John Jakubczak et al. · Cell · 1993 · 1.2K citations

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Human L1 Retrotransposon Encodes a Conserved Endonuclease Required for Retrotransposition

Qinghua Feng, John V. Moran, Haig H. Kazazian et al. · Cell · 1996 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Hot L1s account for the bulk of retrotransposition in the human population

Brook Brouha, Joshua Schustak, Richard M. Badge et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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  1. JD
    Jef D. Boeke

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    58 publications · 9.1K citations

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  2. JV
    John V. Moran

    University of Michigan, United States

    43 publications · 12.1K citations

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    Haig H. Kazazian

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    44 publications · 11.6K citations

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    Thomas H. Eickbush

    University of Rochester, United States

    43 publications · 5.8K citations

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    José L. García-Pérez

    Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research, Spain

    30 publications · 4.5K citations

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  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    55 h-index

    374 publications

    52.7K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, United States

    45 h-index

    275 publications

    37.3K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    43 h-index

    268 publications

    27.1K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    39 h-index

    152 publications

    34.2K citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    39 h-index

    126 publications

    39K citations

  6. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    36 h-index

    119 publications

    19.1K citations

  7. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    33 h-index

    99 publications

    20.6K citations

  8. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    31 h-index

    111 publications

    8.8K citations

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  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 86 publications · 11.6K citations

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  2. Nucleic Acids Research

    92 publications · 6.3K citations

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  3. Molecular and Cellular Biology

    MCB · 75 publications · 6.3K citations

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  4. Genome Research

    GR · 52 publications · 7.6K citations

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  5. Molecular Biology and Evolution

    MBE · 51 publications · 3.5K citations

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