Element:Xanthias

Description Xanthias is a LTR retrotransposon described in the genome of Drosophila melanogaster (GenBank accession FJ238509). This Ty1/Copia-like LTR retrotransposon belongs to 1731 clade within Branch 2 of the Ty1/Copia family (Llorens et al. 2009). The genome of Xanthias is 4533 bp in size, including LTRs of 206 nt. The LTRs flanked internal region encodes for a single long ORF showing the typical gag-pol domains structure of Ty1/Copia LTR retrotransposons (gag, protease, integrase, reverse transcriptase and ribonuclease H). Structure Figure not to scale. If present, long terminal repeats (LTRs) have been highlighted in blue. Amino acid motifs noted with lines indicate the conserved residues in each protein domain, abbreviations below mean: MA=matrix PR=protease DU or DUT=dUTPase TM=transmembrane TAV or IBMP=transactivator/viroplasmin or inclusion body matrix protein CA=capsid RT=reverse transcriptase INT=Integrase CHR=chromodomain NC=nucleocapsid RH=RNaseH SU=surface MOV=movement protein PPT=polypurine tract PBS=primer binding site ATF=aphid transmission factor VAP=virion associated protein Related literature Mobile DNA II. (Craig et al. 2002)

Genbank accession: 209552793 Clade: 1731 Cluster or genus: Undetermined Branch or class: Branch 2 Family: Ty1/Copia System: LTR retroelements Host: Explore the Tree Life Project Drosophila melanogaster Image, courtesy of Andreas Trepte, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics Browse all elements