title: [Retrotransposon MDG4 and its role in genetic instability of a mutator strain of Drosophila melanogaster].
abstract: This article summarizes the results of a ten-year study of genetic instability of a mutator strain of Drosophila melanogaster caused by transposition of the gypsy retrotransposon. The results of other authors working with an analogous system are analyzed. Possible mechanisms are suggested for the interaction of gypsy with the cell gene flamenco that participates in transposition control of this mobile element.
authors.affiliation: Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Liubomirskaia
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Il'in
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D009154:Mutation; D018626:Retroelements / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D018626:Retroelements