title: Role of transposable elements in trypanosomatids.
abstract: Transposable elements constitute 2-5% of the genome content in trypanosomatid parasites. Some of them are involved in critical cellular functions, such as the regulation of gene expression in Leishmania spp. In this review, we highlight the remarkable role extinct transposable elements can play as the source of potential new functions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique des Systèmes Biologiques, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, UMR-5536 CNRS, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France. bringaud@u-bordeaux2.fr
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bringaud
authors.forename: Elodie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghedin
authors.forename: Najib M A
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Papadopoulou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000502:physiology*; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D018503:Genome, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D007891:Leishmania / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014345:Trypanosoma
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D021901:DNA, Intergenic