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Transposable Elements

A transposable element (TE or transposon) is a DNA sequence that can change its position within a genome, sometimes creating or reversing mutations and altering the cell's genome size. Transposition often results in duplication of the TE. [Source: Wikipedia]

microTranspoGene

Submitted by ChenLiang on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 21:59

Transposed elements (TEs) are mobile genetic sequences. During the evolution of eukaryotes TEs were inserted into active protein-coding genes, affecting gene structure, expression and splicing patterns, and protein sequences. Genomic insertions of TEs also led to creation and expression of new functional non-coding RNAs such as microRNAs. We have constructed the TranspoGene database, which covers TEs located inside protein-coding genes of seven species: human, mouse, chicken, zebrafish, fruit fly, nematode and sea squirt.

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ncRNAclassifier

Submitted by ChenLiang on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 21:59

Inverted repeat genes encode precursor RNAs characterized by hairpin structures. These RNA hairpins are then metabolized by biosynthetic pathways to produce functional small RNAs. In eukaryotic genomes, short non-autonomous transposable elements can have similar size and hairpin structures as non-coding precursor RNAs. This resemblance leads to problems annotating small RNAs.

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MDTE DB

Submitted by ChenLiang on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 21:59

MicroRNAs are crucial regulators of gene expression at post-transcriptional level. Understanding origin and evolution of miRNAs and their functions. Transposable elements (TEs) provide a natural mechanism for the origin of new miRNAs derived from TEs (MDTEs) were collected to contruct a database named MDTE database (MDTE DB) for storing, searching and analyzing MDTEs. The database proveds a convenient source for studying the origin and evolution of miRNAs.[1]

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PlanTE-MIR DB

Submitted by ChenLiang on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 21:59

Transposable elements (TEs) comprise a major fraction of many plant genomes and are known to drive their organization and evolution. Several studies show that these repetitive elements have a prominent role in shaping noncoding regions of the genome such as microRNA (miRNA) loci, which are components of post-transcriptional regulation mechanisms.

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