Terminal repeats of the drosophila transposable element copia: Nucleotide sequence and genomic organization
CellPublished 1 September 1980
Robert Levis, Pamela Dunsmuir, Gerald M. Rubin
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The nucleotide sequence of the terminal regions of two members of the copia sequence family of D. melanogaster suggest that during transposition only one direct repeat of the parent element is used as a template for both direct repeats of the transposed element.
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We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the terminal regions of two members of the copia sequence family of D. melanogaster. The first 276 bp at one end of a copia element are repeated in direct orientation at its other end. The direct repeats on a single copia element are identical to each other, but they differ by two nucleotide substitutions between the two elements which were examined; this suggests that during transposition only one direct repeat of the parent element is used as a template for both direct repeats of the transposed element. Each direct repeat itself contain a 17 bp imperfectly matched inveted terminal repetition. The ends of copia show significant sequence homology both to the yeast Ty1 element and to the integrated provirus of avian spleen necrosis virus, two other eucaryotic elements known to insert at many different chromosomal locations. Analysis of the genomic organization of the direct repeat sequence demonstrates that it seldom, if ever, occurs unlinked to an entire copia element.
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