The Tolypocladium inflatum CPA element encodes a RecQ helicase-like gene.
Previously, a repetitive CPA element was discovered in the genome of the filamentous fungus Tolypocladium inflatum; however, no further characterization was technically possible at that time. In this study, PCR amplification was used to detect a 4 kb conserved portion of the CPA element that appeared to be present in most, if not all, genomic CPA elements. The amplicons included a large open reading frame that was most similar to a RecQ helicase-like gene from Metarhizium anisopliae. The repetitive nature of the CPA element suggests that it is related to the eukaryotic Helitron class of transposable elements.
Kempken
Frank
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Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany. fkempken@bot.uni-kiel.de
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D053484:RecQ Helicases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D053484:RecQ Helicases