| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5690058 | Fertility and Sterility | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Our results show that: 1) LINE-1, HERV-K10, and SVA retrotransposons are transcriptionally expressed in human spermatozoa; 2) cloned active retroelements of human and mammalian origin can be incorporated in human sperm genome; 3) active reverse transcriptases exist in human spermatozoa; and 4) de novo retrotransposition events occur in human spermatozoa.
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Authors
Leandros Ph.D., Chrysoula Ph.D., Charilaos B.Sc., Sofia Ph.D., Elissavet Ph.D., Paris B.Sc., Theodoros (M.D., Ph.D.), Sofia Ph.D., Vasiliki Ph.D., Georgios Ph.D., Theodore Ph.D., Ioannis (Ph.D.),