Coevolution of telomeric repeats and telomeric repeat-specific non-LTR retrotransposons in insects

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2983-2986

  Osanai Futahashi, Mizuko ^a,b   Fujiwara, Haruhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

coevolution; non LTR retrotransposons; sequence specificity; telomere; telomeric repeats

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; COEVOLUTION; DNA BINDING; INSECT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NON LONG TERMINAL REPEAT RETROTRANSPOSON; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RETROPOSON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TELOMERE; TRIBOLIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; RETROELEMENTS; TELOMERE; TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES; TRIBOLIUM;

BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 80155142136     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr135     Document Type: Article

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