Retrotransposon mdg3 Is Transferred between Somatic Cells of Unrelated Species in Mixed Culture |
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| Authors: | Syomin B. V. Leonova T. Ya. Ilyin Yu. V. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia;(2) Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, United States |
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| Abstract: | Since retrovirus-like particles of gypsy (mdg4) are capable of interspecific transfer, other Drosophila melanogaster gypsy-related retrotransposons were tested for this property. As a donor and a recipient, D. melanogaster and D. virilis cultured cells were used. Recipient cell DNA was analyzed with probes directed to mdg1, mdg3, 17.6, 297, 412, or B104/roo. Transfer was demonstrated for mdg3, which lacks env. The possible mechanism of transfer is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | retrotransposon retrovirus retrovirus-like particles |
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