The Structure and Evolutionary Role of the PenelopeMobile Element in the Drosophila virilisSpecies Group

• Published in: Molecular biology (New York) Vol. 35; no. 5; p. 682
• Main Authors: Lezin, G T, Makarova, K V, Velikodvorskaya, V V, Zelentsova, E S, Kechumyan, R R, Kidwell, M G, Koonin, E V, Evgen'ev, M B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2001
• Subjects: Insects

The mobile element Penelopeis activated and mobilizes several other transposons in dysgenic crosses in Drosophila virilis. Its structure proved to be complex and to vary greatly in all examined species of the virilisgroup. Phylogenetic analysis of the reverse transcriptase (RT) domain assigned Penel...