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Measurements of Physiological Stress Responses in C. Elegans
Published on: May 21, 2020
mariner elements as a model for analyzing the stress response and somatic mobilization activity of transposable
Mariana Cancian1,2,3,4, Fabiana Herédia2,3, Alisson M Gontijo2,3
1Programa de pós-graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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mariner is a transposable element of the Tc1/mariner superfamily that is widely distributed in various species. It was discovered in Drosophila mauritiana owing to a white-peach eye color mutation, and since then it has been used as a research tool in many systems and species. mariner element mobilization consists of cut-and-paste transposon excision and insertion. Here, apart from giving a historical overview of the discovery, distribution, and classification of mariner elements, we address the factors responsible for their particularly high somatic mobilization activity, with a focus on stress responses. We also address the usage of mariner transposases as research tools and how somatic mobilization can currently be detected.
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