Extensive transduction of nonrepetitive DNA mediated by L1 retrotransposition in cancer genomes
Transduction of nonrepetitive DNA mediated by L1 retrotransposition in #cancer #genomes
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6196/1251343.abs associated w/ hypomethylation
Jose M. C. Tubio1,
Yilong Li1,*,
Young Seok Ju1,*,
Inigo Martincorena1,
Susanna L. Cooke1,
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Adrienne M. Flanagan30,31,
P. Andrew Futreal1,32,
Sam M. Janes3,
G. Steven Bova12,
Michael R. Stratton1,
Ultan McDermott1,
Peter J. Campbell1,10,33,‡
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Retrotransposons are DNA repeat sequences that are constantly on the move. By poaching certain cellular enzymes, they copy and insert themselves at new sites in the genome. Sometimes they carry along adjacent DNA sequences, a process called 3′ transduction. Tubio et al. found that 3′ transduction is a common event in human tumors. Because this process can scatter genes and regulatory sequences across the genome, it may represent yet another mechanism by which tumor cells acquire new mutations that help them survive and grow.
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