Translational Significance of the LINE-1 Jumping Gene in Skeletal Muscle

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Abstract

Retrotransposons are gene segments that proliferate in the genome, and the Long INterspersed Element 1 (LINE-1, or L1) retrotransposon is active in humans. Although older mammals show enhanced skeletal muscle L1 expression, exercise generally reverses this trend. We hypothesize skeletal muscle L1 expression affects muscle physiology, and additional innovative investigations are needed to confirm this hypothesis.

DOI

doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000301

Publication Date

6-2022

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