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Boto, a class II transposon in Moniliophthora perniciosa, is the first representative of the PIF/Harbinger superfamily in a phytopathogenic fungus.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jan 2013
Pereira Jorge Fernando, Almeida Ana Paula Morais Martins, Cota Júnio, Pamphile João Alencar, Ferreira da Silva Gilvan, de Araújo Elza Fernandes, Gramacho Karina Peres, Brommonschenkel Sérgio Hermínio, Pereira Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães, de Queiroz Marisa Vieira
Abstract excerpt
Boto, a class II transposable element, was characterized in the Moniliophthora perniciosa genome. The Boto transposase is highly similar to plant PIF-like transposases that belong to the newest class II superfamily known as PIF/Harbinger. Although Boto shares characteristics with PIF-like elements, other characteristics, such as the transposase intron position, the position and direction of the second ORF, and...
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