Kaghad M, Maillet L, Brûlet P
EMBO J. 1985 Nov;4(11):2911-5. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb04022.x.
E.Tn sequences form a family of long moderately repeated sequences which are abundantly transcribed in the pluripotent cell lineage between day 3.5 and 7.5 of early mouse embryogenesis. The structure of the long terminal repeat (LTR) bordering the E.Tn sequences has been investigated by nucleotide sequencing, primer extension and S1 mapping experiments. This has allowed the identification of U3, R and U5 domains, and of several other structural features all of which are characteristics of retroviral LTRs.
E.Tn序列构成了一个长的中度重复序列家族,在小鼠早期胚胎发育第3.5天至7.5天的多能细胞谱系中大量转录。通过核苷酸测序、引物延伸和S1作图实验研究了与E.Tn序列相邻的长末端重复序列(LTR)的结构。这使得能够鉴定出U3、R和U5结构域,以及其他几个结构特征,所有这些都是逆转录病毒LTR的特征。