Thomas H Eickbush
Biology
University of Rochester
United States of America
Biography
Thomas H Eickbush, Professor, PhD
Research Interest
Molecular biology and evolution ; Integration of retrotransposable elements; Origin and evolution of mobile elements; Regulation of mRNA genes
Publications
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Eickbush DG, Eickbush TH. R2 retrotransposons encode a self-cleaving ribozyme for processing from an rRNA cotranscript. Molecular and cellular biology. 2010 Jul 1;30(13):3142-50.
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Eickbush DG, Burke WD, Eickbush TH. Evolution of the R2 retrotransposon ribozyme and its self-cleavage site. PloS one. 2013 Sep 16;8(9):e66441.
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Zhou J, Eickbush MT, Eickbush TH. A population genetic model for the maintenance of R2 retrotransposons in rRNA gene loci. PLoS genetics. 2013 Jan 10;9(1):e1003179.
