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. 2025 Jan 2;85(1):7-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.12.009.

Transposon exonization generates new protein-coding sequences

Yantao Hong  1 , Xiaohua Shen  2
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Transposon exonization generates new protein-coding sequences

Yantao Hong et al. Mol Cell. .

Abstract

In a recent issue of Cell, Arribas et al.1 and Pasquesi et al.2 explore the phenomenon of transposable element (TE) exonization and its impact on proteomic and immune diversity, highlighting its potential role as a driver of evolutionary innovation.

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