Repbase Reports

2008, Volume 8, Issue 5
May 31, 2008
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ISSN# 1534-830X
Page 530

piggyBac-11_SM

DNA transposon from Schmidtea mediterranea.

Submitted:
30-May-2008
Accepted:
30-MAY-2008
Key Words:
piggyBac; DNA transposon; Transposable Element; piggyBac-11_SM
Source:
Schmidtea
Organism:
Schmidtea
Taxonomy:
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Platyhelminthes; Rhabditophora; Seriata; Tricladida; Continenticola; Geoplanoidea; Dugesiidae
[] Authors:
Kapitonov,V.V. and Jurka,J.
Title:
Families of autonomous piggyBac element from the freshwater planarian genome and two clear examples of horizontal transfer of piggyBac transposons between a flatworm and insect.
Journal:
Repbase Reports 8(5), 530-530 (2008)Repbase Reports
Abstract:
piggyBac-11_SM is a relatively old family of piggyBac transposons, characterized by 14-bp TIRs (1 mismatch) and TTAA target-site duplications. The consensus sequence was reconstructed based on multiple alignment of 15 copies, which are ~94% identical to the consensus sequence.
Derived:
[1] (Consensus)
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IG, EMBL, FASTA
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