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TWiEVO 23: The Alus are going to be alright

  • September 20, 2017
  • Tagged as: Alu, DEAD box helicase, DHX9, dsRNA, evolution, genome, LINE, retroelement, retrotransposon, SINE

Nels and Vincent reveal how the protein DHX9 suppresses RNA processing defects caused by invasion of the Alu retroelement into the human genome.

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