polinton (CURRENT_RELEASE) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0001170 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A kind of DNA transposon that populates the genomes of protists, fungi, and animals, characterized by a unique set of proteins necessary for their transposition, including a protein-primed DNA polymerase B, retroviral integrase, cysteine protease, and ATPase. Polintons are characterized by 6-bp target site duplications, terminal-inverted repeats that are several hundred nucleotides long, and 5'-AG and TC-3' termini. Polintons exist as autonomous and nonautonomous elements. |
| Synonyms: | maverick element |
| DB Xrefs: | PMID: 16537396 |
| Parent: | terminal_inverted_repeat_element (SO:0000208) |
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