BOMBYX-MORI 28S-RIBOSOMAL GENES CONTAIN INSERTION ELEMENTS SIMILAR TO THE TYPE-I AND TYPE-II ELEMENTS OF DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER
BOMBYX-MORI 28S-RIBOSOMAL GENES CONTAIN INSERTION ELEMENTS SIMILAR TO THE TYPE-I AND TYPE-II ELEMENTS OF DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER
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DOI:
10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03927.x
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
ROBINS, B
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作者:
EICKBUSH, TH;ROBINS, B
We have examined the 28S ribosomal genes of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori, for the presence of insertion sequences. Two types of insertion sequences were found, each .apprx. 5 kb in length, which do not share sequence homology. Comparison of the nucleotide sequences of the junction regions with the uninserted gene reveals that one type of insertion has resulted in a 14 bp duplication of the 28S coding region at the insertion site. The location of this insertion and the 14 bp duplication are identical to that found in the Type I ribosomal insertion element of Drosophila melanogaster. The second type of insertion element is located at a site corresponding to .apprx. 75 bp upstream of the first type. The location of this insertion, the variability detected at its 5'' junction, and a short region of sequence homology at its 3'' junction suggest that it is related to the Type II element of D. melanogaster. This is the first example of a Type II-like rDNA insertion outside of sibling species of D. melanogaster, and the first example of a Type I-like rDNA insertion outside of the higher Diptera.