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Distribution dynamics of the Tnt1 retrotransposon in tobacco 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Le QH Melayah D Bonnivard E Petit M Grandbastien MA 《Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG》2007,278(6):639-651
Retrotransposons contribute significantly to the size, organization and genetic diversity of plant genomes. Although many
retrotransposon families have been reported in plants, to this day, the tobacco Tnt1 retrotransposon remains one of the few
elements for which active transposition has been shown. Demonstration that Tnt1 activation can be induced by stress has lent
support to the hypothesis that, under adverse conditions, transposition can be an important source of genetic variability.
Here, we compared the insertion site preference of a collection of newly transposed and pre-existing Tnt1 copies identified
in plants regenerated from protoplasts or tissue culture. We find that newly transposed Tnt1 copies are targeted within or
close to host gene coding sequences and that the distribution of pre-existing insertions does not vary significantly from
this trend. Therefore, in spite of their potential to disrupt neighboring genes, insertions within or near CDS are not preferentially
removed with age. Elimination of Tnt1 insertions within or near coding sequences may be relaxed due to the polyploid nature
of the tobacco genome. Tnt1 insertions within or near CDS are thus better tolerated and can putatively contribute to the diversification
of tobacco gene function.
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M A Grandbastien 《Trends in genetics : TIG》1992,8(3):103-108
Representatives of several classes of retroelements have been characterized in a broad range of plant species, where they appear at variable and sometimes very high copy numbers. So far, only a very small number of plant elements have been shown to be active, and this activity seems to be restricted to specific situations of 'genomic shock'. Although it is not yet known whether the presence of retroelements is linked to the high level of variability found in plant genomes, it is now clear that retrotransposons are ancient and ubiquitous components of plant genomes, and could play an important role in plant evolution. 相似文献
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Zerjal T Rousselet A Mhiri C Combes V Madur D Grandbastien MA Charcosset A Tenaillon MI 《TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik》2012,124(8):1521-1537
Transposable elements are the major component of the maize genome and presumably highly polymorphic yet they have not been
used in population genetics and association analyses. Using the Transposon Display method, we isolated and converted into
PCR-based markers 33 Miniature Inverted Repeat Transposable Elements (MITE) polymorphic insertions. These polymorphisms were
genotyped on a population-based sample of 26 American landraces for a total of 322 plants. Genetic diversity was high and
partitioned within and among landraces. The genetic groups identified using Bayesian clustering were in agreement with published
data based on SNPs and SSRs, indicating that MITE polymorphisms reflect maize genetic history. To explore the contribution
of MITEs to phenotypic variation, we undertook an association mapping approach in a panel of 367 maize lines phenotyped for
26 traits. We found a highly significant association between the marker ZmV1-9, on chromosome 1, and male flowering time. The variance explained by this association is consistent with a flowering delay
of +123 degree-days. This MITE insertion is located at only 289 nucleotides from the 3′ end of a Cytochrome P450-like gene,
a region that was never identified in previous association mapping or QTL surveys. Interestingly, we found (i) a non-synonymous
mutation located in the exon 2 of the gene in strong linkage disequilibrium with the MITE polymorphism, and (ii) a perfect
sequence homology between the MITE sequence and a maize siRNA that could therefore potentially interfere with the expression
of the Cytochrome P450-like gene. Those two observations among others offer exciting perspectives to validate functionally
the role of this region on phenotypic variation. 相似文献
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Retroviruses consist of populations of different but closely related genomes referred to as quasispecies. A high mutation rate coupled with extremely rapid replication cycles allows these sequences to be highly interconnected in a rapid equilibrium. It is not known if other retroelements can show a similar population structure. We show here that when the tobacco Tnt1 retrotransposon is expressed, its RNA is not a unique sequence but a population of different but closely related sequences. Nevertheless, this highly variable population is not in a rapid equilibrium and could not be considered as a quasispecies. We have thus named the structure presented by Tnt1 RNA quasispecies-like. We show that the expression of Tnt1 in different situations gives rise to different populations of Tnt1 RNA sequences, suggesting an adaptive capacity for this element. The analysis of the variability within the total genomic population of Tnt1 elements shows that mutations frequently occur in important regulatory elements and that defective elements are often produced. We discuss the implications that this population structure could have for Tnt1 regulation and evolution. 相似文献
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RNA-mediated transposition of the tobacco retrotransposon Tnt1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
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The tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) retrotransposon Tnt1 was introduced into Arabidopsis thaliana. In this heterologous host plant species, Tnt1 undergoes an RNA-mediated transposition and creates a 5 bp duplication at the insertion sites. This is the first report of transposition of a retrotransposon after introduction into a heterologous host species. Tnt1 transposed during in vitro regeneration of transformed A.thaliana, but no transposition event was detected as happening in T2 and T3 generation plants. Newly synthesized copies of Tnt1 can integrate into coding regions of the host DNA. Our results open up the possibility of using Tnt1 as a new tool for insertional mutagenesis and functional analysis of plant genomes, in addition to the strategies of T-DNA and transposon tagging. 相似文献
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