title: Foret1, a reverse transcriptase-like sequence in the filamentous fungus Fusarium oxysporum.
abstract: We report here the isolation of Foret1, a repeated DNA sequence cloned from the fungal plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. This clone exhibits a high degree of sequence similarity with the retroviral pol genes. Sequences homologous to protease, reverse transcriptase, ribonuclease H are found in that order. The overall structure is homologous to the 'gypsy' class of LTR-retrotransposons. Its similarity to elements present in widely different organisms may result from its horizontal transmission in recent evolutionary time.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, Unité associée au CNRS 1354, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Julien
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poirier-Hamon
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Brygoo
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics; D005670:Fusarium / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics*; D016914:Ribonuclease H / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; C076243:Foret1 element, Fusarium oxysporum; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D016914:Ribonuclease H; D010450:Endopeptidases