Preferential Location of MITEs in Rice Genome.
To observe the association between MITEs and genes in details, 82 kb of the rice genomic DNA were sequenced, and 10 genes were identified by similarity search. It was found that miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) were located upstream of the genes identified without exception, regardless of their directions of transcription. One MITE was found to be located between two 5' regions of the genes with opposite orientation of transcription, indicating that it was shared by them. The positional patterns of MITEs may therefore serve as an aid for preliminary screening of genes.
Zhang
Xian-Liang
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National Center for Gene Research, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China. gfhong@newnetra.ncgr.ac.cn
Hong
Guo-Fan
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