Expression Quantitative Trait Loci (eQTLs) Associated with Retrotransposons Demonstrate their Modulatory Effect on the Transcriptome
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. General eQTL Effects of the TEs
2.2. Element-Specific eQTL Effects in the Genome
2.3. Locus-Specific eQTL Effects of the Selected TEs
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Datasets
4.2. eQTL Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Koks, S.; Pfaff, A.L.; Bubb, V.J.; Quinn, J.P. Expression Quantitative Trait Loci (eQTLs) Associated with Retrotransposons Demonstrate their Modulatory Effect on the Transcriptome. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 6319. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22126319
Koks S, Pfaff AL, Bubb VJ, Quinn JP. Expression Quantitative Trait Loci (eQTLs) Associated with Retrotransposons Demonstrate their Modulatory Effect on the Transcriptome. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(12):6319. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22126319
Chicago/Turabian StyleKoks, Sulev, Abigail L. Pfaff, Vivien J. Bubb, and John P. Quinn. 2021. "Expression Quantitative Trait Loci (eQTLs) Associated with Retrotransposons Demonstrate their Modulatory Effect on the Transcriptome" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 12: 6319. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22126319