Transposon-mediated mutagenesis of a baculovirus

Fraser, Malcolm J.; Brusca, John S.; Smith, Gale; Summers, Max D.

doi:10.1016/0042-6822(85)90172-2

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“…In this case, TEs take a viral shuttle (Figure 1b). For instance, it has been shown that the baculovirus isolated from the Lepidoptera Trichoplusia ni frequently harbors the piggyBac element (Fraser et al, 1985). This process may also provide a powerful means for horizontal transmission of DNA transposons among species (Miller and Miller, 1982;Fraser, 2001).…”

Section: Horizontal Transfer Of Tes Inmentioning

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Revisiting horizontal transfer of transposable elements in Drosophila

2008

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Horizontal transfer (HT), defined as the transfer of genetic material between species, is considered to be an essential step in the 'life cycle' of transposable elements. We present a broad overview of suspected cases of HT of transposable elements in Drosophila. Hundred-one putative events of HT have been proposed in Drosophila for 21 different elements (5.0% refer to non-long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons, 42.6% to LTR retrotransposons and 52.4% to DNA transposons). We discuss the methods used to infer HT, their limits and the putative vectors of transposable elements. We outline all the alternative hypotheses and ask how we can be almost certain that phylogenetic inconsistencies are due to HT.

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Revisiting horizontal transfer of transposable elements in Drosophila

2008

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“…One of the transposons most widely used in biotechnology is probably piggyBac, an insect DNA TE. This sequence was identified in AcMNPV propagated in TN-368 cell line (Fraser et al, 1985). The trans-mobilization between host chromosome and virus genome was discovered because the transposition occurred into 25k gene, producing a distinct "few polyhedra" phenotype.…”

Section: Transposable Elementsmentioning

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The Baculoviral Genome

Ferrelli¹,

Berretta²,

Belaich³

et al. 2012

Viral Genomes - Molecular Structure, Diversity, Gene Expression Mechanisms and Host-Virus Interactions

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“…Suitable vectors for horizontal transfer in natural populations include viruses (Miller and Miller, 1982;Fraser et al, 1985;Jehle et al, 1995), parasitoid wasps (Yoshiyama et al, 2001) and parasitic mites (Houck et al 1991). Recently, intracellular parasites have also been placed in the list of plausible vectors.…”

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Factors that Affect the Horizontal Transfer of Transposable Elements

Silva¹,

Loreto²,

Clark³

2004

Current Issues in Molecular Biology

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Transposable elements are characterized by their ability to spread within a host genome. Many are also capable of crossing species boundaries to enter new genomes, a process known as horizontal transfer. Focusing mostly on animal transposable elements, we review the occurrence of horizontal transfer and examine the methods used to detect such transfers. We then discuss factors that affect the frequency of horizontal transfer, with emphasis on the mechanism and regulation of transposition. An intriguing feature of horizontal transfer is that its frequency differs among transposable element families. Evidence summarized in this review indicates that this pattern is due to fundamental differences between Class I and Class II elements. There appears to be a gradient in the incidence of horizontal transfer that reflects the presence of DNA intermediates during transposition. Furthermore, horizontal transfer seems to predominate among families for which copy number is controlled predominantly by self-regulatory mechanisms that limit transposition. We contend that these differences play a major role in the observed predominance of horizontal transfer among Class II transposable elements.

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Transposon-mediated mutagenesis of a baculovirus

Cited by 105 publications

References 14 publications

Revisiting horizontal transfer of transposable elements in Drosophila

Revisiting horizontal transfer of transposable elements in Drosophila

The Baculoviral Genome

Factors that Affect the Horizontal Transfer of Transposable Elements

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