- Article
Transposable Element-Derived miR-28-5p and miR-708-5p: Exploring Potential Roles in Lung Cancer
- Sergiu Chira,
- Cornelia Braicu,
- Stefan Strilciuc,
- George A. Calin and
- Ioana Berindan-Neagoe
Background: Transposable elements are normally silenced by epigenetic mechanisms; however, during malignant transformation, epigenetic alterations enable transposons to produce functional molecules like miRNAs. Among these, LINE-2 (L2) elements can g...

