Nested plant LTR retrotransposons target specific regions of other elements, while all LTR retrotransposons often target palindromes and nucleosome-occupied regions: in silico study [PDF]
Mobile DNA, 2019 Background Nesting is common in LTR retrotransposons, especially in large genomes containing a high number of elements. Results We analyzed 12 plant genomes and obtained 1491 pairs of nested and original (pre-existing) LTR retrotransposons.
Pavel Jedlicka +4 more
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LTR retrotransposons in rice (
BMC Genomics, 2007 Background LTR retrotransposons are one of the main causes for plant genome size and structure evolution, along with polyploidy. The characterization of their amplification and subsequent elimination of the genomes is therefore a major goal in plant ...
Panaud Olivier +2 more
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A highly conserved, small LTR retrotransposon that preferentially targets genes in grass genomes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 LTR retrotransposons are often the most abundant components of plant genomes and can impact gene and genome evolution. Most reported LTR retrotransposons are large elements (>4 kb) and are most often found in heterochromatic (gene poor) regions.
Dongying Gao +4 more
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An Eruption of LTR Retrotransposons in the Autopolyploid Genomes of Chrysanthemum nankingense (Asteraceae) [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Whole genome duplication, associated with the induction of widespread genetic changes, has played an important role in the evolution of many plant taxa.
Jun He +9 more
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Mosquitoes LTR retrotransposons: a deeper view into the genomic sequence of Culex quinquefasciatus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 A set of 67 novel LTR-retrotransposon has been identified by in silico analyses of the Culex quinquefasciatus genome using the LTR_STRUC program. The phylogenetic analysis shows that 29 novel and putatively functional LTR-retrotransposons detected belong
Renè Massimiliano Marsano +5 more
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LTR retrotransposons in fungi. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Transposable elements with long terminal direct repeats (LTR TEs) are one of the best studied groups of mobile elements. They are ubiquitous elements present in almost all eukaryotic genomes.
Anna Muszewska +2 more
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Inpactor, Integrated and Parallel Analyzer and Classifier of LTR Retrotransposons and Its Application for Pineapple LTR Retrotransposons Diversity and Dynamics [PDF]
Biology, 2018 One particular class of Transposable Elements (TEs), called Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs), retrotransposons, comprises the most abundant mobile elements in plant genomes.
Simon Orozco-Arias +7 more
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Additional ORFs in Plant LTR-Retrotransposons [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 LTR-retrotransposons share a common genomic organization in which the 5′ long terminal repeat (LTR) is followed by the gag and pol genes and terminates with the 3′ LTR.
Carlos M. Vicient, Josep M. Casacuberta
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Characterization of
BMC Genomics, 2005 Background It is becoming apparent that perhaps as much as half of the genome of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni is constituted of mobile genetic element-related sequences.
Brindley Paul J +3 more
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Variation in base composition underlies functional and evolutionary divergence in non-LTR retrotransposons [PDF]
Mobile DNA, 2020 Background Non-LTR retrotransposons often exhibit base composition that is markedly different from the nucleotide content of their host’s gene. For instance, the mammalian L1 element is AT-rich with a strong A bias on the positive strand, which results ...
Robert P. Ruggiero, Stéphane Boissinot
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