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Jumping DNA plays a significant role in regulating human neurons – Tech Explorist
“Jumping” sequences of DNA, known as transposable elements, partner up with evolutionarily recent proteins to influence the differentiation and physiological functioning of human neurons.
Transposable elements (TEs), also known as “jumping genes,” are DNA sequences that move from one location on the genome to another. The fact that roughly half of the human genome is made up of TEs.
These transposable elements help regulate gene expression by binding transcription factors, which are proteins that regulate the rate of transcription of DNA to RNA, influencing gene expression in a broad range of biological events.
Now, a study by EPFL has discovered a more role of TEs. The transpo…
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