An active nonautonomous mobile element in Sulfolobus islandicus REN1H1.
In the crenarchaeote Sulfolobus islandicus REN1H1, a mobile element of 321 bp length has been shown to be active. It does not contain terminal inverted repeats and transposes by a replicative mechanism. This newly discovered element has been named SMN1 (for Sulfolobus miniature noninverted repeat transposable element).
Berkner
Silvia
S
Department of Biochemistry, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
Lipps
Georg
G
D001483:Base Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D016944:Sulfolobus / Q000235:genetics*
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements