Isolation and characterization of a potential transposable element from Wolbachia |
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Authors: | ZHOU Weiguo GAN Boyi ZHAO Xinyan ZHAO Shouyuan LI Changben |
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Institution: | Institute of Genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences,Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China |
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Abstract: | Wolbachia are a group of Rickettsia-like bacteria which parasitize the cells of a wide range of anthropoid. These microorganisms are associated with the reproductive and developmental abnormalities io their hosts. To study the molecular mechanism underlying such phenomena, we analyzed the genomic difference between Wolbachia with different cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) phenotype using representational difference analysis method. A potential transposable element, which exists in the strong CI-inducing strain wRi, was isolated. This element was designated as Wolbachia insertion sequence element (WISE). |
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Keywords: | Wolbachia cytoplasmic incompatibility transposable element |
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