Unexpected consequences of a sudden and massive transposon amplification on rice gene expression

Ken Naito, Feng Zhang, Takuji Tsukiyama, Hiroki Saito, C. Nathan Hancock, Aaron O. Richardson, Yutaka Okumoto, Takatoshi Tanisaka () and Susan R. Wessler ()
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Ken Naito: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Feng Zhang: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Takuji Tsukiyama: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
Hiroki Saito: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
C. Nathan Hancock: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Aaron O. Richardson: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Yutaka Okumoto: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
Takatoshi Tanisaka: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
Susan R. Wessler: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

Nature, 2009, vol. 461, issue 7267, 1130-1134

Abstract: Effects of transposon amplification Most eukaryotic genomes harbour numerous transposable elements that contribute to genome evolution. How genomic integrity is maintained in the face of high transposition is not completely understood. This study investigates the impact of a specific transposable element, mPing, on the rice genome and provides the first evidence for classic models for the involvement of transposable element and other repetitive sequences in genome restructuring and gene resolution.

Date: 2009
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