Repbase Reports

2001, Volume 1, Issue 4
April 30, 2001
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ISSN# 1534-830X
Page 18

ATMU9

A molecular fossil of the ATMU9 autonomous DNA transposon.

Submitted:
30-Apr-2001
Accepted:
30-Apr-2001
Key Words:
autonomous DNA transposon; MUDR superfamily; TIR; transposase; DNA binding protein; ATMU9
Source:
Arabidopsis thaliana
Organism:
Arabidopsis thaliana
Taxonomy:
Eukaryota; Plantae; Embryobionta; Magnoliophyta; Magnoliopsida; Dilleniidae; Capparales; Brassicaceae
[1] Authors:
Kapitonov,V. and Jurka,J.
Title:
The ATMU9 family of MuDR-like transposons.
Journal:
Repbase Reports 1:(4) p.18 (2001)
Abstract:
ATMU9 is a fossil of a relatively ancient autonomous DNA transposon that belongs to the MuDR superfamily. There are only two copies of ATMU9 in the genome (chromosomes 2 and 3; they are 87% identical to each other. ATMU9 is flanked by 90% identical ~240-bp TIRs. ATMU9 represents one of tens MuDR-like families present today in the A. thaliana genome. It is flanked by a 10-bp target site duplication. Exons that encode the ATMU9 transposase (~ positions 780-3600) are damaged by several mutations accumulated in the ATMU9 copy since its insertion into the genome. A short ~150-aa protein is encoded by the second strand (positions 4350-3819). The protein is conserved in different ATMU families; we classify it as a DNA-binding protein.
Derived:
Positions 24232 19540 Accession No AC005693 GenBank (rel. 124.0)
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IG, EMBL, FASTA
References:
  1. Kapitonov,V. and Jurka,J.
    The ATMU9 family of MuDR-like transposons.
    Direct submission (December 05, 2001)

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