Interaction between conjugative and retrotransposable elements in horizontal gene transfer.

Mobile genetic elements either encode their own mobilization machineries or hijack them from other mobile elements. Multiple classes of mobile elements often coexist within genomes and it is unclear whether they have the capacity to functionally interact and even collaborate. We investigate the poss...

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Main Authors: Olga Novikova, Dorie Smith, Ingrid Hahn, Arthur Beauregard, Marlene Belfort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256276?pdf=render