Summary
A 9.35 kbp element with long terminal direct repeats (LTRs) of 2.4 kbp has been characterized from the large genome of Lilium henryi. The organization of the element, named del, was examined in 20 fragments from a genomic DNA library constructed using phage EMBL3. Five fragments apparently contained full 9.35 kbp elements while in 11 del was recovered in part. Two clones carried tandem arrangements of del, with single LTRs and internal sequences alternating, and one insert contained a solo LTR. Evidence suggests that these arrangements, which can arise by unequal crossing over, have a genomic rather than a cloning origin. Finally, one cloned fragment had a complex del arrangement yet to be fully defined. Limited sequencing of five LTRs (from a full del, a tandem arrangement and a solo LTR) indicates that the consensus termini are 5′TGT ... ACA 3′, with del sequences flanked by a 5 bp tandem repeat. Thus del shares properties with retrotransposons such as the copia family of Drosophila and Ty of yeast. However with more than 13000 copies per genome it seems del has been amplified more than is usual for such elements.
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Sentry, J.W., Smyth, D.R. An element with long terminal repeats and its variant arrangements in the genome of Lilium henryi . Mol Gen Genet 215, 349–354 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00339741
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