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SUBMITTER: Chuong EB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3789077 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chuong Edward B EB Rumi M A Karim MA Soares Michael J MJ Baker Julie C JC
Nature genetics 20130210 3
The mammalian placenta is remarkably distinct between species, suggesting a history of rapid evolutionary diversification. To gain insight into the molecular drivers of placental evolution, we compared biochemically predicted enhancers in mouse and rat trophoblast stem cells (TSCs) and found that species-specific enhancers are highly enriched for endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) on a genome-wide level. One of these ERV families, RLTR13D5, contributes hundreds of mouse-specific histone H3 lysine 4 ...[more]