FORET1, A REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE-LIKE SEQUENCE IN THE FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS FUSARIUM-OXYSPORUM

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作者
JULIEN, J
POIRIERHAMON, S
BRYGOO, Y
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[1] Institut de Geèneètique et Microbiologie, Uniteè associeèe au CNRS 1354, Universiteè Paris-Sud
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10.1093/nar/20.15.3933
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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We report here the isolation of Foret1, a repeated DNA sequence cloned from the fungal plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. This clone exhibits a high degree of sequence similarity with the retroviral pol genes. Sequences homologous to protease, reverse transcriptase, ribonuclease H are found in that order. The overall structure is homologous to the 'gypsy' class of LTR-retrotransposons. Its similarity to elements present in widely different organisms may result from its horizontal transmission in recent evolutionary time.
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