@article{fdi:010046001,
  title = {{W}hole genome surveys of rice, maize and sorghum reveal multiple horizontal transfers of the {LTR}-retrotransposon {R}oute66 in {P}oaceae},
  author = {{R}oulin, {A}. and {P}i{\'e}gu, {B}. and {F}ortune, {P}. {M}. and {S}abot, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {D}'{H}ont, {A}. and {M}anicacci, {D}. and {P}anaud, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {H}orizontal transfers ({HT}s) refer to the transmission of genetic material between phylogenetically distant species. {A}lthough most of the cases of {HT}s described so far concern genes, there is increasing evidence that some involve transposable elements ({TE}s) in {E}ukaryotes. {T}he availability of the full genome sequence of two cereal species, (i. e. rice and {S}orghum), as well as the partial genome sequence of maize, provides the opportunity to carry out genome-wide searches for {TE}-{HT}s in {P}oaceae. {R}esults: {W}e have identified an {LTR}-retrotransposon, that we named {R}oute66, with more than 95% sequence identity between rice and {S}orghum. {U}sing a combination of in silico and molecular approaches, we are able to present a substantial phylogenetic evidence that {R}oute66 has been transferred horizontally between {P}anicoideae and several species of the genus {O}ryza. {I}n addition, we show that it has remained active after these transfers. {C}onclusion: {T}his study constitutes a new case of {HT}s for an {LTR}-retrotransposon and we strongly believe that this mechanism could play a major role in the life cycle of transposable elements. {W}e therefore propose to integrate classe {I} elements into the previous model of transposable element evolution through horizontal transfers.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}mc {E}volutionary {B}iology},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {},
  pages = {58},
  ISSN = {1471-2148},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1186/1471-2148-9-58},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046001},
}