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- Title
Transposable elements and the evolution of regulatory networks.
- Authors
Feschotte, Cédric
- Abstract
The control and coordination of eukaryotic gene expression rely on transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory networks. Although progress has been made in mapping the components and deciphering the function of these networks, the mechanisms by which such intricate circuits originate and evolve remain poorly understood. Here I revisit and expand earlier models and propose that genomic repeats, and in particular transposable elements, have been a rich source of material for the assembly and tinkering of eukaryotic gene regulatory systems.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Genetics, 2008, Vol 9, Issue 5, p397
- ISSN
1471-0064
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrg2337