Abstract
Transposable elements (TEs) are low-complexity elements (e.g., LINEs, SINEs, SVAs, and HERVs) that make up to two-thirds of the human genome. There is mounting evidence that TEs play an essential role in molecular functions that influence genomic plasticity and gene expression regulation. With the advent of next-generation sequencing approaches, our understanding of the relationship between TEs and psychiatric disorders will greatly improve. In this chapter, the Authors comprehensively summarize the state-of the-art of TE research in animal models and humans supporting a framework in which TEs play a functional role in mechanisms affecting a variety of behaviors, including neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders. Finally, the Authors discuss recent therapeutic applications raised from the increasing experimental evidence on TE functional mechanisms.
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Guffanti, G., Bartlett, A., DeCrescenzo, P., Macciardi, F., Hunter, R. (2019). Transposable Elements. In: Binder, E., Klengel, T. (eds) Behavioral Neurogenomics. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, vol 42. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2019_112
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