Transposable elements (TEs) are both important drivers of genome evolution and genetic
parasites with potentially dramatic consequences for host fitness. The recent explosion of …

P transposable elements are one of the best‐studied eukaryotic mobile DNA elements in
metazoans. These elements were initially discovered in the late 1960's because they cause …

Wolbachia are maternally inherited intracellular α-Proteobacteria found in numerous
arthropod and filarial nematode species [1–3]. They influence the biology of their hosts in …

The study of P-element repression in Drosophila melanogaster led to the discovery of the
telomeric Trans-Silencing Effect (TSE), a repression mechanism by which a transposon or a …

Telomeres in all organisms must perform the same vital functions to ensure cell viability: to
act as a protective chromosome cap that distinguishes natural chromosome ends from DNA …

Background The study of P transposable element repression in Drosophila melanogaster
led to the discovery of the Trans-Silencing Effect (TSE), a homology-dependent repression …

Transposable P elements inserted in the heterochromatic Telomeric Associated Sequences
on the X chromosome (1A site) of Drosophila melanogaster have a very strong capacity to …

RNA interference (RNAi) is the technique employing doublestranded RNA to target the
destruction of homologous messenger RNAs. It has gained wide usage in genetics. While …

The telomeric P elements TP5 and TP6 are associated with the P cytotype, a maternally
inherited condition that represses P-element-induced hybrid dysgenesis in the Drosophila …

Background The study of P element repression in Drosophila melanogaster led to the
discovery of the telomeric Trans-Silencing Effect (TSE), a homology-dependent repression …