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GrainGenes Reference Report: PMB-49-1

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Reference	PMB-49-1
Title	LINEs and gypsy-like retrotransposons in Hordeum species
Journal	Plant Molecular Biology
Year	2002
Volume	49
Pages	1-14
Author	Vershinin AV Druka A Alkhimova AG Kleinhofs A Helsop-Harrison JS
Abstract	Summary: LINE and gypsy-like retroelements were studied in the genome of Hordeum vulgare, and compared with the representatives of the major sections of the genus Hordeum. We isolated reverse transcriptase (RT) genes from four gypsy-like and three LINE families using PCR primers specific for the corresponding conserved domains. A full-length barley LINE of 6295 bp, named BLIN, was isolated from a BAC genomic library. BLIN looks alien in the barley genome because its G+C content is 62% compared to an average of 45%. The BLIN nucleotide sequence showed it was structurally intact with the features typical of non-LTR retrotransposons, including 16 by target site duplications, two short cysteine motifs, and two degenerate open reading frames (ORFs). The high degeneracy was also found in RT domain of both gypsy-like and, particularly, LINE families. The copy numbers of the gypsy-like families were relatively low compared to well-characterized copies-like element BARE-1. Each gypsy-like family gave unique RFLP patterns when hybridized to genomic DNA from each of the four basic Hordeum genomes. H. vulgare (I genome) had accumulated more copies than the wild Hordeum species (H, X, Y genomes), with the other I genome species, H. bulbosum, being intermediate. Analysis of the BAC library and in situ hybridization with LINE RT domains showed the low copy number of the LINE families, but there was little correlation between hybridization patterns and the division of the genus into four basic genomes. The distribution and content of gypsy retrotransposons in the BAC library indicated that a few copies are nested, although most are present as single, distinct, copies. Our results suggest that the major groups of retroelements make individual contributions to the shape of the plant genome; the factors involved in their amplification and distribution are independent, also varying among species
External Databases	Pubmed: 12008894
Keyword	[ Hide all but 1 of 55 ] amplification arabidopsis thaliana bac bac library bare-1 barley barley genome chromosomal localization conserved domains copia-like retrotransposons copies copy number cysteine division dna drosophila-melanogaster duplication element family features gene genome genome evolution and size genomic dna genomic library genomic organization genus genus hordeum gypsy gypsy retrotransposons hordeum hybridization in situ in situ hybridization intermediate motif non-ltr retrotransposons nucleotide numbers pcr pcr primers plant genome reading frame retroelement retrotransposon reverse transcriptase rflp sequence sequence heterogeneity shape situ hybridization target target site ty1-copia group retrotransposons wild

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