The biology and potential for genetic research of transposable elements in filamentous fungi

AUTOR(ES)

Fávaro, Léia Cecilia de Lima, Araújo, Welington Luiz de, Azevedo, João Lúcio de, Paccola-Meirelles, Luzia Doretto

FONTE

Genetics and Molecular Biology

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005-12

RESUMO

Recently many transposable elements have been identified and characterized in filamentous fungi, especially in species of agricultural, biotechnological and medical interest. Similar to the elements found in other eukaryotes, fungal transposons can be classified as class I elements (retrotransposons) that use RNA and reverse transcriptase and class II elements (DNA transposons) that use DNA. The changes (transposition and recombination) caused by transposons can supply wide-ranging genetic variation, especially for species that do not have a sexual phase. The application of transposable elements to gene isolation and population analysis is an important tool for molecular biology and studies of fungal evolution.

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