BuT2 Is a Member of the Third Major Group of hAT Transposons and Is Involved in Horizontal Transfer Events in the Genus Drosophila

DO Rossato, A Ludwig, M Deprá… - Genome Biology and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The hAT superfamily comprises a large and diverse array of DNA transposons found in all
supergroups of eukaryotes. Here we characterized the Drosophila buzzatii BuT2 element …

Evolution of DNMT2 in drosophilids: Evidence for positive and purifying selection and insights into new protein (pathways) interactions

GC Vieira, MF D'Ávila, R Zanini, M Deprá… - … and molecular biology, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract The DNA methyltransferase 2 (DNMT2) protein is the most conserved member of
the DNA methyltransferase family. Nevertheless, its substrate specificity is still controversial …

Nonrecombining genes in a recombination environment: the Drosophila “dot” chromosome

JR Powell, K Dion, M Papaceit… - Molecular biology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Rate of recombination is a powerful variable affecting several aspects of molecular variation
and evolution. A nonrecombining portion of the genome of most Drosophila species, the …

Persistence and invasiveness of high-level heteroplasmy through biparental transmission of a selfish mitochondrial genome in Drosophila

GC Baião, A Strunov, E Heyworth, DI Schneider… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Heteroplasmy is the coexistence of more than one type of mitochondrial genomes in an
organism. Although widespread sequencing has identified several cases of transient or low …

Immune evolution in the Immigrans-Tripunctata clade of Drosophila

M Hanson - 2015 - dspace.library.uvic.ca
Drosophila melanogaster has been integral to unravelling the mechanisms of animalian
immunity. Diverse species of Drosophila with sequenced genomes have been used to …