TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of expressed transposable element insertions in the sequenced genome of Drosophila melanogaster
AU - Deloger, Marc
AU - Cavalli, Florence M.G.
AU - Lerat, Emmanuelle
AU - Biémont, Christian
AU - Sagot, Marie France
AU - Vieira, Cristina
PY - 2009/6/15
Y1 - 2009/6/15
N2 - Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of most genomes, and their impact on genome evolution is now well documented. However, the way they affect the transcriptome is still not clearly established. Using the sequenced genome of Drosophila melanogaster and EST libraries, we describe here the TE insertions that are unequivocally transcribed, and we have determined their location in the sequenced genome. We show that most TE families are transcribed, and we have specifically identified 69 expressed TE insertions, half of which are located inside genes, mostly within introns and 5′UTRs.
AB - Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of most genomes, and their impact on genome evolution is now well documented. However, the way they affect the transcriptome is still not clearly established. Using the sequenced genome of Drosophila melanogaster and EST libraries, we describe here the TE insertions that are unequivocally transcribed, and we have determined their location in the sequenced genome. We show that most TE families are transcribed, and we have specifically identified 69 expressed TE insertions, half of which are located inside genes, mostly within introns and 5′UTRs.
KW - Drosophila melanogaster
KW - EST
KW - Expression
KW - Transposable element
KW - Transposon
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=67349144654&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.gene.2009.03.015
DO - 10.1016/j.gene.2009.03.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 19332112
AN - SCOPUS:67349144654
SN - 0378-1119
VL - 439
SP - 55
EP - 62
JO - Gene
JF - Gene
IS - 1-2
ER -