Human Retrotransposons in Health and Disease

1. Retrotransposons and the Mammalian Germline
Ian R. Adams

2. L1 Regulation in Mouse and Human Germ Cells
Simon J. Newkirk, Wenfeng An

3. Retrotransposon Contribution to Genomic Plasticity
Tara T. Doucet-O’Hare, Haig H. Kazazian

4. The Mobilisation of Processed Transcripts in Germline and Somatic Tissues
Adam D. Ewing

5. Neuronal Genome Plasticity: Retrotransposons, Environment and Disease
Marie-Jeanne H. C. Kempen, Gabriela O. Bodea, Geoffrey J. Faulkner

6. Activity of Retrotransposons in Stem Cells and Differentiated Cells
Angela Macia, Leon Tejwani, Pinar Mesci, Alysson Muotri, Jose L. Garcia-Perez

7. Environment, Cellular Signaling, and L1 Activity
Catherine M. Ade, Geraldine Servant, Maria E. Morales, Astrid M. Roy-Engel

8. Retrotransposon-Derived Regulatory Regions and Transcripts in Stemness
Zhaohui Su, Guillaume Bourque

9. Roles of Endogenous Retrovirus-Encoded Syncytins in Human Placentation
Caroline Toudic, Xavier Elisseeff, Adjimon Gatien Lokossou, Benoit Barbeau

10. Alu-Alu Recombinations in Genetic Diseases
Maria E. Morales, Geraldine Servant, Catherine M. Ade, Prescott Deininger

11. Retrotransposon-Driven Transcription and Cancer
Cristina Tufarelli, Richard M. Badge

12. LINE-1 Retrotransposons as Neoplastic Biomarkers
Nemanja Rodic

13. Contribution of Retrotransposable Elements to Aging
Jill A. Kreiling, Brian C. Jones, Jason G. Wood, Marco Cecco, Steven W. Criscione, Nicola Neretti, Stephen L. Helfand, John M. Sedivy

Avainsanat: Biomedicine, Human Genetics, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Stem Cells