Journal article
Isolation and characterization of a retroelement from B chromosome (PSR) in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis
Insect molecular biology, Vol.4(4), pp.253-262
11/1995
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1995.tb00031.x
PMID: 8825763
Abstract
Molecular characterization of the paternal-sex-ratio (PSR) chromosome in Nasonia vitripennis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) has led to the isolation of a dispersed repetitive element. The element is a LTR-containing retrotransposon which has been named NATE (NAsonia Transposable Element). NATE has direct terminal repeats and has an internal amino acid sequence similar to reverse transcriptases of other retroelements. Phylogenetic analysis indicates NATE is a member of the Gypsy/Ty3 group of retrotransposons, and represents the first isolated from Hymenoptera. Five closely related copies of NATE were isolated from the PSR chromosome, but cross-hybridizing elements were not detected on the autosomes of N. vitripennis. Strongly cross-hybridizing elements were, however, detected in two other Nasonia species. This observed distribution of NATE is interesting, because the supernumerary PSR chromosome may be derived from the genome of a sibling species of N. vitripennis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Isolation and characterization of a retroelement from B chromosome (PSR) in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis
- Creators
- B F McAllister - Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Insect molecular biology, Vol.4(4), pp.253-262
- Publisher
- England
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1995.tb00031.x
- PMID
- 8825763
- ISSN
- 0962-1075
- eISSN
- 1365-2583
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/1995
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Record Identifier
- 9983991966302771
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