Transposon Control as a Checkpoint for Tissue Regeneration

November 2022 in “ Development ”

Krista M. Angileri, Nornubari A. Bagia, Cédric Feschotte

Studysummary This review discusses how transposable element activation may hinder tissue regeneration and explores mechanisms to control this activity, reporting no new experimental results.

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