Genomic Evolution of the Long Terminal Repeat Retrotransposons in Hemiascomycetous Yeasts

Table 3.

Specific Integration of LTR Retrotransposons as Shown by Their Location on the RST

Element Species LTR tRNA Distance Target specificity Hot-spot for transposition
LTRsul S. bayanus 59 24 117–698 tRNA +
Tsu4 S. bayanus 45 16 95–540 tRNA +
Tse1 S. exiguus 12 0 ?
Tse3 S. exiguus 24 9 13–19 tRNA +
Tse5 S. exiguus 10 2 151–365 ? +
Tsk1 S. kluyveri 58 21 79–540 tRNA +
Tsk3 S. kluyveri 4 1 ?
LTRkt1 K. thermotolerans 11 10 59–79 tRNA
LTRkt2 K. thermotolerans 10 0 ?
Tkm1 K. marxianus 13 1 106 ?
Tkl1 K. lactis 30 0 ?
Tpa5 P. angusta 14 0 ?
LTRpa1 P. angusta 19 3 ? +
Tdh2 D. hansenii 4 0 ?
Tdh5 D. hansenij 17 0 ?
Tyl3 Y. lipolytica 7 1 ?
LTRyl1 Y. lipolytica 18 1 149 ?
  • Number of RSTs carrying solo LTR or 3′ LTR.

  • Number of RSTs carrying both LTR and tRNA genes.

  • Number of nucleotides between the LTR and the tRNA gene.

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  1. Genome Res. 12: 930-943

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