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We are expert in genome biology, with a specific focus on the “dark side” of the genome, composed by non-coding repetitive elements whose functions have been largely ignored till now.
LINE1 elements are spliced in non-canonical transcript variants to control gene expression in human T cell quiescence and exhaustion
Marasca F, Sinha S, Vadalà R, Polimeni B, Ranzani V, Paraboschi E, Burattin FV, Ghilotti M, Crosti MC, Negri ML, Campagnoli S, Notarbartolo S, Bianchi AS, Siena S, Prati D,
Montini G, Viale G, Torre O, Harari S, Grifantini R, Soldà G, Biffo S, Abrignani S, Bodega B.
Nat Genet. 2022 Jan 17, doi: 10.1038/s41588-021-00989-7.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-021-00989-7
