Lineage-specific amplification and epigenetic regulation of LTR-retrotransposons contribute to the structure, evolution, and function of Fabaceae species

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 423 - 15
• Main Authors: Yang, Long-Long, Zhang, Xin-Yu, Wang, Li-Ying, Li, Yan-Ge, Li, Xiao-Ting, Yang, Yi, Su, Qing, Chen, Ning, Zhang, Yu-Lan, Li, Ning, Deng, Chuan-Liang, Li, Shu-Fen, Gao, Wu-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.07.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Agronomy; Amplification; Analysis; Annotations; Beans; Biological evolution; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA methylation; Epigenesis, Genetic; Epigenetics; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Evolutionary genetics; Fabaceae; Fabaceae - genetics; Fabaceae species; Gene expression; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genome evolution; Genome, Plant; Genomes; Genomics; Identification and classification; Introns; Legumes; Long terminal repeat; LTR-RT insertion; LTR-RTs; Mimosaceae; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant genetics; Retroelements - genetics; Species; Structure-function relationships; Terminal Repeat Sequences - genetics; Transcription; Transcriptional activity; Transposons; China; LTR-RT insertion; DNA methylation; Genome evolution; Transcriptional activity; Fabaceae species; LTR-RTs

Long terminal repeat (LTR)-retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) are ubiquitous and make up the majority of nearly all sequenced plant genomes, whereas their pivotal roles in genome evolution, gene expression regulation as well as their epigenetic regulation are still not well understood, especially in a large...