ISSN:
1573-6857
Keywords:
culicidae
;
gene vector
;
transformation
;
transposable element
;
transposase
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A member of the Tc1 family of transposable elements has been identified in the Central and South American mosquito Anopheles albimanus. The full-length Quetzal element is 1680 base pairs (bp) in length, possesses 236 bp inverted terminal repeats (ITRs), and has a single open reading frame (ORF) with the potential of encoding a 341-amino-acid (aa) protein that is similar to the transposases of other members of the Tc1 family, particularly elements described from three different Drosophila species. The approximately 10–12 copies per genome of Quetzal are found in the euchromatin of all three chromosomes of A. albimanus. One full-length clone, Que27, appears capable of encoding a complete transposase and may represent a functional copy of this element.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00121362
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