Repbase Reports

2002, Volume 2, Issue 3
March 31, 2002
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ISSN# 1534-830X
Page 7

POGON1

POGON1 is a DNA transposon, a consensus sequence.

Submitted:
31-Mar-2002
Accepted:
31-Mar-2002
Key Words:
Nonautonomous DNA transposon; Mariner/Tc1 clad; POGO; POGON1
Source:
consensus
Organism:
Drosophila melanogaster
Taxonomy:
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Tracheata; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila
[1] Authors:
Kapitonov,V.V. and Jurka,J.
Title:
POGON1, a "bona fide" family of nonautonomous DNA transposons.
Journal:
Repbase Reports 2:(3) p. 7 (2002)
Abstract:
POGON1 belongs to the Mariner/Tc1 clad of DNA transposons. There are ~25 copies of POGON1 in the euchromatin regions of the D. melanogaster genome, most of them are 100% identical to the consensus sequence and to each other. POGON1 elements have 21-bp TIRs and the TA TSDs. POGON1 is a perfect example of nonautonomous DNA transposons, which are erroneously called by some researchers as MITEs. The 88-bp termini of POGON1 are identical to those in POGO, the autonomous DNA transposon. Presumably, an internal deletion in a POGO element formed an ancestor of POGON1. It's highly likely POGON1 elements are currently transposable. Clearly, molecules of the POGO-encoded transposase execute "cut and paste" transpositions of POGON1.
Derived:
[1] (Consensus)
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