PIF_Harbinger_TIR_transposon (CURRENT_RELEASE) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0002284 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | Terminal inverted repeat transposons in the PIF/Harbinger/tourist superfamily create 3-bp target site duplication that are mainly 'TAA' or 'TTA'. The autonomous PIF-Harbinger elements are relatively small in size, usually a few kb in length. Non-autonomous elements in this superfamily usually shorter than 600 bp are referrred to as Tourist elements. The terminal sequences for PIF/Harbinger/Tourist elements are 'GGG/CCCb&GGC/GCC' or 'GA/GGCAb&TGCC/TC'. |
| Synonyms: | DTH transposon, Harbinger transposon, PIF Harbinger TIR transposon, PIF transposon, Tourist transposon element |
| DB Xrefs: | PMID: 26709091 |
| Parent: | terminal_inverted_repeat_element (SO:0000208) |
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