Background The growing wealth of knowledge on whole-plant genome sequences is
highlighting the key role of transposable elements (TEs) in plant evolution, as a driver of …

Transposable elements (TEs) represent an important fraction of plant genomes and are
likely to play a pivotal role in fuelling genome reorganization and functional changes …

Transposable elements (TEs) have long been considered junk DNA; however, the
availability of genome sequences and the growth of omics databases have accelerated the …

Transposable elements (TEs) represent a major and variable portion of plant genomes, and
recent progress in genetics and genomics has highlighted the importance of different TE …

Transposable elements (TEs) are the key players in generating genomic novelty by a
combination of the chromosome rearrangements they cause and the genes that come under …

Simple Summary Transposable elements are dynamic components of plant genomes, and
display a high diversity of lineages and distribution as the result of evolutionary driving …

Highlights•Natural Arabidopsis accessions exhibit genetic and epigenetic variation of
TEs.•Variable enrichment of TE classes in euchromatin, pericentromeres and …

Hybridization and polyploidy have been considered as significant evolutionary forces in
adaptation and speciation, especially among plants. Interspecific gene flow generates novel …

Transposable elements (TEs) constitute the majority of angiosperm DNA, but the processes
that govern their accumulation remain mysterious. Here we discuss the three major forces …

The past decades have revealed an unexpected yet prominent role of so-called 'junk DNA'in
the regulation of gene expression, thereby challenging our view of the mechanisms …