title: Characterization of short interspersed elements (SINEs) in a red alga, Porphyra yezoensis.
abstract: Short interspersed element (SINE)-like sequences referred to as PySN1 and PySN2 were identified in a red alga, Porphyra yezoensis. Both elements contained an internal promoter with motifs (A box and B box) recognized by RNA polymerase III, and target site duplications at both ends. Genomic Southern blot analysis revealed that both elements were widely and abundantly distributed on the genome. 3' and 5' RACE suggested that PySN1 was expressed as a chimera transcript with flanking SINE-unrelated sequences and possessed the poly-A tail at the same position near the 3' end of PySN1.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kurokami, Kumamoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaofei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peddigari
authors.forename: Katsuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takechi
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takio
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D048028:DNA, Algal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012320:RNA Polymerase III / Q000737:chemistry; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D000461:Rhodophyta / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D020086:Short Interspersed Nucleotide Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D048028:DNA, Algal; D012320:RNA Polymerase III