@article{fdi:010064998, title = {{L}arge distribution and high sequence identity of a {C}opia‑type retrotransposon in angiosperm families}, author = {{S}ilva {D}ias, {E}laine and {H}att, {C}l{\'e}mence and {H}amon, {P}erla and {H}amon, {S}erge and {R}igoreau, {M}. and {C}rouzillat, {D}. and {C}arareto, {C}.{M}.{A}. and {K}ochko, {A}lexandre de and {G}uyot, {R}omain}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}etrotransposons are the main component of plant genomes. {R}ecent studies have revealed the complexity of their evolutionary dynamics. {H}ere, we have identified {C}opia25 in {C}offea canephora, a new plant retrotransposon belonging to the {T}y1-{C}opia superfamily. {I}n the {C}offea genomes analyzed, {C}opia25 is present in relatively low copy numbers and transcribed. {S}imilarity sequence searches and {PCR} analyses show that this retrotransposon with {LTR}s ({L}ong {T}erminal {R}epeats) is widely distributed among the {R}ubiaceae family and that it is also present in other distantly related species belonging to {A}sterids, {R}osids and monocots. {A} particular situation is the high sequence identity found between the {C}opia25 sequences of {M}usa, a monocot, and {I}xora, a dicot species ({R}ubiaceae). {O}ur results reveal the complexity of the evolutionary dynamics of the ancient element {C}opia25 in angiosperm, involving several processes including sequence conservation, rapid turnover, stochastic losses and horizontal transfer.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}lant {M}olecular {B}iology}, volume = {89}, numero = {1-2}, pages = {83--97}, ISSN = {0167-4412}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1007/s11103-015-0352-8}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064998}, }