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... > Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > DNA > Retroelements > Short Interspersed Nucleotide Elements > Alu Elements
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Genome > Genome Components > Interspersed Repetitive Sequences > Retroelements > Short Interspersed Nucleotide Elements > Alu Elements
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Base Sequence > Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid > Interspersed Repetitive Sequences > Retroelements > Short Interspersed Nucleotide Elements > Alu Elements
... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Base Sequence > Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid > Interspersed Repetitive Sequences > Retroelements > Short Interspersed Nucleotide Elements > Alu Elements
... > Information Science > Information Services > Documentation > Molecular Sequence Data > Base Sequence > Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid > Interspersed Repetitive Sequences > Retroelements > Short Interspersed Nucleotide Elements > Alu Elements

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Alu Elements  

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Definition

  • The Alu sequence family (named for the restriction endonuclease cleavage enzyme Alu I) is the most highly repeated interspersed repeat element in humans (over a million copies). It is derived from the 7SL RNA component of the SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE and contains an RNA polymerase III promoter. Transposition of this element into coding and regulatory regions of genes is responsible for many heritable diseases.

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Entry terms

  • Alu Family
  • Alu Repetitive Sequences

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In other languages

  • Séquences Alu

    French

  • Éléments Alu
  • Famille Alu
  • Séquences Alu répétées
  • Séquences répétées Alu

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