@article{PAR00009992, title = {{A} unified classification system for eukaryotic transposable elements}, author = {{W}icker, {T}. and {S}abot, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {H}ua-{V}an, {A}. and {B}ennetzen, {J}. {L}. and {C}apy, {P}. and {C}halhoub, {B}. and {F}lavell, {A}. and {L}eroy, {P}. and {M}organte, {M}. and {P}anaud, {O}. and {P}aux, {E}. and {S}an{M}iguel, {P}. and {S}chulman, {A}. {H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}ur knowledge of the structure and composition of genomes is rapidly progressing in pace with their sequencing. {T}he emerging data show that a significant portion of eukaryotic genomes is composed of transposable elements ({TE}s). {G}iven the abundance and diversity of {TE}s and the speed at which large quantities of sequence data are emerging, identification and annotation of {TE}s presents a significant challenge. {H}ere we propose the first unified hierarchical classification system, designed on the basis of the transposition mechanism, sequence similarities and structural relationships, that can be easily applied by non-experts. {T}he system and nomenclature is kept up to date at the {W}iki{P}oson web site.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {R}eviews {G}enetics}, volume = {8}, numero = {12}, pages = {973--982}, ISSN = {1471-0056}, year = {2007}, DOI = {10.1038/nrg2165}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00009992}, }