An alternative pathway for Alu retrotransposition suggests a role in DNA double-strand break repair
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Abbreviations
NCAI
non-classical Alu insertion
CS
chimpanzee-specific
HS
human-specific
RS
rhesus-specific
DSBs
double-strand breaks
TPRT
target-site primed reverse transcription
SDSA
synthesis dependent strand annealing
IVRR
in vitro RNA recombination
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
NHEJ
non-homologous end-joining
EN
endonuclease
RT
reverse transcriptase
SINE
short interspersed element
OWM
Old World monkey
RM
RepeatMasker
TSD
target site duplication
Keywords
Alu elements
Endonuclease-independent insertion
Double-strand break repair
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