In this study, tissue-culture-induced BARE1 (BArley Retrotransposable Element-1)
retrotransposon movements were investigated in barley calli and regenerated shoots, using …

Background A systematic survey of loci carrying retrotransposons in the genome of the rice
blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea allowed the identification of novel non-canonical …

Here we report the existence of an unusual group of LTR retrotransposons, termed Gmr1-
like elements. The members of this group are most similar in sequence to elements of the …

Understanding how increased genome size and diversity within polyploid genomes impacts
plant evolution and breeding continues to be challenging. Although historical studies by …

Background The relative scarcity of Copia retrotransposons has been recently characterized
in metazoans in comparison with the other superfamilies of LTR elements. Furthermore …

Retroposition is widely found to play essential roles in origination of new mammalian and
other animal genes. However, the scarcity of retrogenes in plants has led to the assumption …

Pennisetum purpureum is a potential species for biofuel production. Characterization and
chromosomal distribution of retrotransposons could enhance the comprehension of the role …

Transposable elements have been characterized in a number of vertebrates, including
whole genomes of mammals, birds, and fishes. The Anolis carolinensis draft assembly …

Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are major components of plant genomes
influencing genome size and evolution. Using two separate approaches, we identified the …

Background The LTR (long terminal repeat) retrotransposons of higher plants are replicated
by a mutagenic life cycle containing transcription and reverse transcription steps. The DNA …