Closing the Gap: Horizontal Transfer of Mariner Transposons between Rhus Gall Aphids and Other Insects.

ABSTRACT: Horizontal transfer of transposons (HTT) is an essential source of genomic evolution in eukaryotes. The HTT dynamics are well characterized in eukaryotes, including insects; however, there is a considerable gap in knowledge about HTT regarding many eukaryotes' species. In this study, we analyzed the events of the HTT between Rhus gall aphids (Hemiptera) and other insects. We analyzed the Mariner-like transposable elements (MLEs) belonging to Rhus gall aphids for the possible HT events. The MLEs have a patchy distribution and high similarity over the entire element length with insect MLEs from different orders. We selected representative sequences from the Rhus gall MLEs and identified five events of HT between MLEs of Rhus gall aphids and other insects fr

SUBMITTER: Ahmad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9139091 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature