Activation of neuronal genes via LINE-1 elements upon global DNA demethylation in human neural progenitors

DNA methylation plays an important role in silencing transposable elements. Here the authors find that loss of DNMT1 and DNA methylation leads to transcriptional activation and chromatin remodelling of evolutionarily young—hominoid-specific —LINE-1 elements which then act as alternative promoters fo...

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Autores principales: Marie E Jönsson, Per Ludvik Brattås, Charlotte Gustafsson, Rebecca Petri, David Yudovich, Karolina Pircs, Shana Verschuere, Sofia Madsen, Jenny Hansson, Jonas Larsson, Robert Månsson, Alexander Meissner, Johan Jakobsson
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/0010acf9352643ada962a4e79869dc29
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Sumario:DNA methylation plays an important role in silencing transposable elements. Here the authors find that loss of DNMT1 and DNA methylation leads to transcriptional activation and chromatin remodelling of evolutionarily young—hominoid-specific —LINE-1 elements which then act as alternative promoters for neuronal genes.