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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Exploris 480
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
SUBMITTER: Luciano Di Stefano
LAB HEAD: John LaCava
PROVIDER: PXD038615 | Pride | 2023-12-12
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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Nature 20231214 7997
The LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposon is an ancient genetic parasite that has written around one-third of the human genome through a 'copy and paste' mechanism catalysed by its multifunctional enzyme, open reading frame 2 protein (ORF2p)<sup>1</sup>. ORF2p reverse transcriptase (RT) and endonuclease activities have been implicated in the pathophysiology of cancer<sup>2,3</sup>, autoimmunity<sup>4,5</sup> and ageing<sup>6,7</sup>, making ORF2p a potential therapeutic target. However, a lack of structur ...[more]