Repbase Reports

2008, Volume 8, Issue 2
February 29, 2008
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ISSN# 1534-830X
Page 34

Chapaev-8_HM

Autonomous Chapaev DNA transposon -a consensus sequence.

Submitted:
27-Feb-2008
Accepted:
03-MAR-2008
Key Words:
Chapaev; DNA transposon; Transposable Element; Chapaev-8_HM
Source:
Hydra magnipapillata
Organism:
Hydra magnipapillata
Taxonomy:
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Cnidaria; Hydrozoa; Hydroida; Anthomedusae; Hydridae; Hydra
[1] Authors:
Kapitonov,V.V. and Jurka,J.
Title:
Autonomous Chapaev transposons from the hydra genome.
Journal:
Repbase Reports 8(2), 34-34 (2008)
Abstract:
Chapaev-8_HM is a young family of autonomous Chapaev DNA transposons that were active in the hydra genome less than a few million years ago (copies are ~2% divergent from their consensus sequence). The consensus sequence was obtained based on a multiple alignment of 15 incomplete copies; it codes for a 841-aa Chapaev transposase (ten exons). The consensus sequence is incomplete (its 3'-terminal portion in unknown). The Chapaev-8_HM TPase forms a distinctive group of Chapaev TPases (including Chapaev-3_HM, Chapaev-4_HM, Chapaev-6_HM, Chapaev-7_HM), whose 240-300-aa N-terminal portion composed of the Chapa zinc and RING fingers is similar to the N-terminal portion of RAG1 (pos. ~100-380). For instance, the N-terminal portion of the Chapaev-8_HM transposase (pos. 4-245) is 27% identical to the RAG1 N-terminal portion (E value <1e-14).
Derived:
[1] (Consensus)
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