Table 3.

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

Element Species LTR[i] tRNA[ii] Distance[iii] Target specificity Hot-spot for transposition
LTRsul S. bayanus 5924117–698tRNA+
Tsu4 S. bayanus 451695–540tRNA+
Tse1 S. exiguus 120?
Tse3 S. exiguus 24913–19tRNA+
Tse5 S. exiguus 102151–365?+
Tsk1 S. kluyveri 582179–540tRNA+
Tsk3 S. kluyveri 41?
LTRkt1 K. thermotolerans 111059–79tRNA
LTRkt2 K. thermotolerans 100?
Tkm1 K. marxianus 131106?
Tkl1 K. lactis 300?
Tpa5 P. angusta 140?
LTRpa1 P. angusta 193?+
Tdh2 D. hansenii 40?
Tdh5 D. hansenij 170?
Tyl3 Y. lipolytica 71?
LTRyl1 Y. lipolytica 181149?

[i] Number of RSTs carrying solo LTR or 3′ LTR.

[ii] Number of RSTs carrying both LTR and tRNA genes.

[iii] Number of nucleotides between the LTR and the tRNA gene.