Used in an investigation to address the relationship between retrotransposons and retroviruses and the coadaptation of these retroelements to their host genomes. Results indicate retrotransposons are heterogeneous in contrast to retroviruses, suggesting different modes of evolution by slippage-like mechanisms.
An eye imaginal disc-specific transcriptional enhancer in the long terminal repeat of the Dana\Tom retrotransposon is responsible for eye morphology mutations of D.ananassae.
Dana\Tom belongs to the class of LTR-containing retrotransposons. The retrotransposon has conserved the same strategies as retroviruses in the production of env-specific transcripts and therefore may be able to form infectious viruses that could play a role in its mobilisation and transmission.
The Tom element was identified as being responsible for the Om mutations of D.ananassae. It has also caused mutations at several other genes in this species and was originally cloned from a sn mutation. Etymology: the "Tom" element is named after a graduate student of C. Hinton; also means transposon of Om mutations.
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A collection of sequences from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA, and PDB.
Used in an investigation to address the relationship between retrotransposons and retroviruses and the coadaptation of these retroelements to their host genomes. Results indicate retrotransposons are heterogeneous in contrast to retroviruses, suggesting different modes of evolution by slippage-like mechanisms.
An eye imaginal disc-specific transcriptional enhancer in the long terminal repeat of the Dana\Tom retrotransposon is responsible for eye morphology mutations of D.ananassae.
Dana\Tom belongs to the class of LTR-containing retrotransposons. The retrotransposon has conserved the same strategies as retroviruses in the production of env-specific transcripts and therefore may be able to form infectious viruses that could play a role in its mobilisation and transmission.
Retrotransposon transposable element with similarity to 297 and 17.6, associated with Om mutants.
The Tom element was identified as being responsible for the Om mutations of D.ananassae. It has also caused mutations at several other genes in this species and was originally cloned from a sn mutation. Etymology: the "Tom" element is named after a graduate student of C. Hinton; also means transposon of Om mutations.