Indeed, analysis of H3K9me3 levels downstream from L1-F insertions (which reflects the genomic environment of the element, since there is no spreading of the H3K9me3 mark downstream from the insertion) revealed a weak trend, supporting this hypothesis (data not shown).
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piRNA pathway targets active LINE1 elements to establish the repressive H3K9me3 mark in germ cells.
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