Characterization of a Tigger1 element from the genome of the American mink (Neovison vison)

Amanda Smith; Katherine Rutherford; Bernhard Benkel

doi:10.1016/j.gene.2012.02.014

Characterization of a Tigger1 element from the genome of the American mink (Neovison vison)

Gene. 2012 May 1;498(2):164-8. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.02.014. Epub 2012 Feb 22.

Authors

Amanda Smith¹, Katherine Rutherford, Bernhard Benkel

Affiliation

¹ Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Department of Plant and Animal Sciences, PO Box 550, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada B2N 5E3.

PMID: 22387302
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.02.014

Abstract

Tigger elements belong to the Tc1/Mariner family of DNA transposons which is remarkably widespread in nature with homologs present in organisms as diverse as fungi, plants and animals. In this report, we present the nucleotide sequence of a defragmented Tigger1 element from the genome of the American mink. The element is 2,274 bp long, carries 13 bp terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) and contains the vestiges of two open reading frames (ORFs), one of which is similar to the centromere associated protein CENP B. In addition, we estimate that the genome of the American mink contains approximately 1000 Tigger1 elements, but find no evidence for the transcription of extant elements in the mink.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Centromere Protein B / genetics
Centromere Protein B / metabolism
DNA Transposable Elements*
Evolution, Molecular
Gene Dosage
Genome
Mink / genetics*
Molecular Sequence Data
Open Reading Frames
Terminal Repeat Sequences

Substances

Centromere Protein B
DNA Transposable Elements

Associated data

GENBANK/JN652834