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Trans-kingdom Transposition of the <i>Drosophila</i> Element <i>mariner</i> Within the Protozoan <i>Leishmania</i>
13 Jun 1997
Abstract excerpt
Transposable elements of the mariner/Tc1 family are postulated to have spread by horizontal transfer and be relatively independent of host-specific factors. This was tested by introducing the Drosophila mauritiana element mariner into the human parasite Leishmania major, a trypanosomatid protozoan belonging to one of the most ancient eukaryotic lineages. Transposition in Leishmania was efficient, occurring in...
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