Eukaryote DIRS1-like retrotransposons: an overview.

Eukaryote DIRS1-like retrotransposons: an overview

Mathieu Piednoël (1) , Isabelle R Gonçalves (2) , Dominique Higuet (3) , Éric Bonnivard (3)

1 Department of Plant Developmental Biology
2 SAE - Systématique, adaptation, évolution
3 EGE - Evolution des Génomes Eucaryotes

DIRS1-like elements compose one superfamily of tyrosine recombinase-encoding retrotransposons. They have been previously reported in only a few diverse eukaryote species, describing a patchy distribution, and little is known about their origin and dynamics. Recently, we have shown that these retrotransposons are common among decapods, which calls into question the distribution of DIRS1-like retrotransposons among eukaryotes.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Mathieu Piednoël, Isabelle R Gonçalves, Dominique Higuet, Éric Bonnivard. Eukaryote DIRS1-like retrotransposons: an overview. BMC Genomics, 2011, 12 (1), pp.621. ⟨10.1186/1471-2164-12-621⟩. ⟨hal-01760077⟩