Retrotransposons are specified as DNA replication origins in the gene-poor regions of Arabidopsis heterochromatin
Zaida Vergara, Joana Sequeira‐Mendes, Jordi Morata, Ramón Peiró‐Pastor, Elizabeth Marie Hénaff, Celina Costas, Josep Casacuberta, Crisanto Gutiérrez
The paper identifies retrotransposons as DNA replication origins in gene-poor heterochromatin of Arabidopsis, showing their association with specific chromatin features and GC content.
Nucleic Acids Research · Jun 6, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics