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A High-Copy-Number CACTA Family Transposon in Temperate Grasses and Cereals

Langdon, Tim; Jenkins, Glyn; Hasterok, Robert; Jones, R. Neil; King, Ian P.

Authors

Tim Langdon

Glyn Jenkins

Robert Hasterok

R. Neil Jones

Ian P. King



Abstract

A lineage of CACTA family transposons has been identified in temperate grasses and cereals, and a full-length representative of the subfamily from Lolium perenne has been sequenced. Both the size and internal organization of the L. perenne element are typical of other CACTA family elements but its high copy number and strong conservation are unexpected. Comparison with homologs in other species suggests that this lineage has adopted a distinct and novel evolutionary strategy, which has allowed it to maintain its presence in genomes over long periods of time.

Citation

Langdon, T., Jenkins, G., Hasterok, R., Jones, R. N., & King, I. P. (2003). A High-Copy-Number CACTA Family Transposon in Temperate Grasses and Cereals. Genetics, 163(3), 1097-1108

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 21, 2002
Online Publication Date Nov 21, 2002
Publication Date Mar 1, 2003
Deposit Date Dec 11, 2018
Print ISSN 0016-6731
Electronic ISSN 1943-2631
Publisher Genetics Society of America
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 163
Issue 3
Pages 1097-1108
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1381679
Publisher URL http://www.genetics.org/content/163/3/1097


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