A novel hAT element in Bombyx mori and Rhodnius prolixus: Its relationship with miniature inverted repeat transposable elements (MITEs) and horizontal transfer

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 584-596

  Zhang, H H ^a   Shen, Y H ^b   Xu, H E ^c   Liang, H Y ^b   Han, M J ^a   Zhang, Z ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

hAT transposons; horizontal transfer; MITEs; silkworm

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOMBYX MORI; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HAT TRANSPOSONS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HORIZONTAL TRANSFER; INSECT GENOME; MITE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHODNIUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

HAT TRANSPOSONS; HORIZONTAL TRANSFER; MITES; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOMBYX; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, INSECT; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RHODNIUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 84883558635     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imb.12047     Document Type: Article

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