DNA sequence requirements for hobo transposable element transposition in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetica

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 985-997

  Kim, Yu Jung ^a,b   Hice, Robert H ^a   O'Brochta, David A ^c   Atkinson, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; hobo; Transposable element; Transposase

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HOBO PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; TRANSPOSASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; INVERTED REPEAT; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; INVERTED REPEAT SEQUENCES; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSPOSASES;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 80053337719     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-011-9600-2     Document Type: Article

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