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Computational prediction of the Helitron-N2 (HeN2) transposable element in the strim1 locus of the Paracentrotus lividus genome

2011

Transposons constitute a significant component of the eukaryotic genome. Among others, Helitrons represent a novel major class of eukaryotic transposons, and are fundamentally different from classical ones in terms of their structure and mechanism of transposition [1]. In particular, Helitrons constitute ~1% of the sea urchin genome [2]. By a in silico approach focused on the genome of the Mediterranean sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, we have predicted regions of high sequence identity to a Helitron-N2 (HeN2) element in the strim1 locus. Of interest, HeN2 sequences lies within the 5’ non coding region of the strim1a and strim1b genes, spanning from -105 to -2255 (the start codon ATG of st…