Plant active LTR retrotransposons: a review / 生物工程学报
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
;
(12): 409-429, 2016.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-337455
ABSTRACT
Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are mobile DNA sequences that ubiquitously exist in eukaryotic genomes. They replicate themselves in the genome by copy-paste mechanism with RNA as medium. In higher plants, many active LTR retrotransposons have been applied to analyze molecular marker technology, genetic tagging, insertion mutation and gene function. Here, we systematically review the characteristics of plant active LTR retrotransposons, including their structures, copy numbers and distributions. We further analyzed the gag (group-specific antigen) and pol (polymerase) sequence features of different plants active LTR retrotransposons and the distribution patterns of the cis-acting elements in LTR regions. The results show that autonomous active LTR retrotransposons must contain LTR regions and code Gag, Pr, Int, Rt, Rh proteins. Both LTR regions are highly homologous with each other and contain many cis-regulatory elements; RVT and RNase_H1_RT domain are essential for Rt and Rh protein respectively. These results provide the basis for subsequent identification of plant active LTR retrotransposons and their functional analysis.
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Asunto principal:
Plantas
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Mutagénesis Insercional
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Retroelementos
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Genoma de Planta
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Secuencias Repetidas Terminales
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Genética
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
Año:
2016
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Artículo
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