The fourth Japanese meeting entitled "Biological Function and Evolution through Interactions between Hosts and Transposable Elements (TEs)" was held on August 20-21, 2018 at the National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Mishima, Japan. The meeting was supported by NIG, and its objective was to bring together researchers who study the diverse roles of TEs in genome evolution, as well as host defense systems against TE mobility, such as chromatin modifications, small RNAs, and others. Here, we present the highlights of the talks given by 14 invited speakers. Organizers: Kenji Ichiyanagi (chief), Kuniaki Saito, and Tetsuji Kakutani.

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TE在日本的研究：关于宿主-转座子相互作用的第四次日本会议。

第四次日本会议于2018年8月20日至21日在日本三岛国立遗传学研究所（NIG）举行，会议名为“通过宿主与转座因子（TE）之间相互作用的生物功能和进化”。这次会议得到了NIG的支持，其目的是召集研究TE在基因组进化中的各种角色以及针对TE迁移的宿主防御系统（例如染色质修饰，小RNA等）的研究人员。在这里，我们将介绍14位受邀演讲者的演讲重点。主办单位：市柳健二（首席），斋藤邦明和角谷哲二。