Capturing of host DNA by a plant retroelement: Bs1 encodes plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase domains.
The recently identified maize retroelement Bs1 encodes domains of the plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase. This is the first example of host DNA captured by a plant retroelement and resembles the acquisition of oncogenes by vertebrate retroviruses. The ability to capture sequences from its host provides plant retroelements with a mechanism to alter gene structure which could be important for evolutionary adaptive change.
Department of Plant Biology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D017343:Genes, Plant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012191:Retroviridae Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
C088130:Bs1 protein, Zea mays; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012191:Retroviridae Proteins; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases