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Early embryogenesis-specific expression of the rice transposon Ping enhances amplification of the MITE mPing.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Teramoto Shota, Tsukiyama Takuji, Okumoto Yutaka, Tanisaka Takatoshi
Abstract excerpt
Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are numerically predominant transposable elements in the rice genome, and their activities have influenced the evolution of genes. Very little is known about how MITEs can rapidly amplify to thousands in the genome. The rice MITE mPing is quiescent in most cultivars under natural growth conditions, although it is activated by various stresses, such as tissue...
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