Tandem LTR-retrotransposon structures are common and highly polymorphic in plant genomes
Our results show that LTR-RT elements can form tandem arrays. These structures are relatively abundant and highly polymorphic in rice and are widespread in the plant kingdom. Future studies will contribute to understanding how these structures originate and whether the variability that they generate has a functional impact.
Authors
- Lucía Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8998-3394)
- Raúl Castanera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3772-7727)
- Josep Casacuberta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5609-4152)
- Noemia Morales-Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-486X)
- Agnieszka A. Golicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9711-4826)
- Svitlana Sushko
- Venkataramana Kopalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1614-623X)
Institutions
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (ES)
- Max Planck Institute for Biology (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mobile DNA
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13100-025-00347-y
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.25
Funders
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
- European Commission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- European Regional Development Fund
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- European Social Fund