Widespread and evolutionary analysis of a MITE family Monkey King in Brassicaceae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Miniature inverted repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are important components of eukaryotic genomes, with hundreds of families and many copies, which may play important roles in gene regulation and genome evolution. However, few studies have investigated the molecular mechanisms involved. In our previous study, a Tourist-like MITE, Monkey King, was identified from the promoter region of a flowering time gene, BnFLC.A10, in Brassica napus. Based on this MITE, the characteristics and potential roles on gene regulation of the MITE family were analyzed in Brassicaceae.

Results

The characteristics of the Tourist-like MITE family Monkey King in Brassicaceae, including its distribution, copies and insertion sites in the genomes of major Brassicaceae species were analy

SUBMITTER: Dai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4471910 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature