@article{fdi:010061935, title = {{T}os17 rice element : incomplete but effective}, author = {{S}abot, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}ackground: {T}os17 was the first {LTR} retrotransposon ({C}opia) described as active in cultivated rice, and is present in two copies in the genome of the sequenced {N}ipponbare variety. {O}nly the chromosome 7 copy is active and able to retrotranspose, at least during in vitro culture, and this ability was widely used in insertional mutagenesis assays. {R}esults: {H}ere the structure of the active {T}os17 was thoroughly annotated using a set of bioinformatic analyses. {C}onclusions: {U}nexpectedly, {T}os17 appears to be a non-autonomous {LTR} retrotransposon, lacking the gag sequence and thus unable to transpose by itself.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}obile {DNA}}, volume = {5}, numero = {1}, pages = {art. 10 [4 ]}, ISSN = {1759-8753}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1186/1759-8753-5-10}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061935}, }