FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Natural Transposon: Mdoa\Hermes
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General Information
Symbol
Mdoa\Hermes
Species
M. domestica
Feature type
natural_transposable_element
FlyBase ID
FBte0000583
Sequences and Components
Complete element (bp)
Terminal repeat (bp)
Reference sequence
transposon_sequence_set.fa.gz   transposon_sequence_set.gff.gz
Component genes
Mdoa\Hermes\T
Sequence Accessions
Sequence Ontology (SO)
Insertions and Copy Number
Copy number and comments
Search for
Target Site Duplication
Size (bp)
Orthologs
Curated drosophilid orthologs
Comments

A member of the hAT family of transposable elements from M.domestica. Constructs based on Mdoa\Hermes can act as a functional non-Drosophilid vector in germline transformation. The frequency of transformation is comparable to that reported for hobo or P-element based vectors.

(O'Brochta et al., 1996)
Other Information
Etymology
External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 0 )
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (3)
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
Hermes
(O'Brochta et al., 2009, Guimond et al., 2003, Hacker et al., 2003, Michel and Atkinson, 2003)
Hermes element
(O'Brochta et al., 1996)
Mdoa\Hermes
Secondary FlyBase IDs
  • FBgn0016680
References (19)