Dueling Endogenous Viral-Like Sequences Control Synaptic Plasticity
P Githure M'angale, Adrienne Lemieux, Yumeng Liu, Jasmine Graslie, Shuhao Wang, Alfred Simkin, Vivian Budnik, Brian A. Kelch, Travis Thomson
This study shows that the Copia retrotransposon protein influences synaptic plasticity in Drosophila by antagonizing the Arc homolog, suggesting transposons play an essential role in cellular processes.
bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience