Hi,
I am reading about mobile genetic elements. However, what I know and search resulting in the definitions and consequences of the jumping elements. I wonder when do mobile elements jump through the cell cycle? If it occurs (meiosis, mitosis, prophase, interphase....?) when does it occur the most?
Thank you ^^.
It depends on the type of element and the type of cell. Plant transposons are not the same as bacterial phages, or vertebrate endogenous retroviruses. Each type of element has it's own peculiarities.
Hi,
I totally agree with Brian Thomas Foley! It totally depends on the type of element and the type of cell line.
I have no idea about other transposons such as DNA transposons. But about the retrotransposons, there are many studies about these transposons such as LINE1. Normally it should be silent because theoretically, it's not good for the host if it's over activated! But in some situation or cell lines, they are highly active such as in viral infected cells (such as HIV, or even with DNA virus, HBV) or in cancer cells. And regard to the transposons in cell cycle, you can look up this study with retrotransposon LINE1:
Article LINE-1 protein localization and functional dynamics during t...
But keep in mind, again this study used Hela cells, a carcinoma cell line! so in the primary condition, maybe it could be different!
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