For decades, transposable elements have been known to produce a wide variety of changes
in plant gene expression and function. This has led to the idea that transposable element …

Transposable elements (TE s) play an important role in the responsive capacity of their hosts
in the face of environmental challenges. The variety of mechanisms by which TE s influence …

Transposable elements (TEs) have a unique ability to mobilize to new genomic locations,
and the major advance of second-generation DNA sequencing has provided insights into …

Transposable elements (TEs) account for a large portion of the genome in many eukaryotic
species. Despite their reputation as “junk” DNA or genomic parasites deleterious for the …

Owing to their sessile nature, plants are constantly exposed to a multitude of environmental
stresses to which they react with a battery of responses. The result is plant tolerance to …

Cell and tissue plant cultures are used either to save vulnerable species from extinction or to
multiply valuable genotypes, or both, and are widely applied for economically important …

Background The growing wealth of knowledge on whole-plant genome sequences is
highlighting the key role of transposable elements (TEs) in plant evolution, as a driver of …

Retrotransposons are major components of plant and animal genomes. They amplify by
reverse transcription and reintegration into the host genome but their activity is usually …

Transposable elements make up a substantial proportion of most plant genomes. Because
they are potentially highly mutagenic, transposons are controlled by a set of mechanisms …

Nicotiana benthamiana is an invaluable model plant and biotechnology platform with a~ 3
Gb allotetraploid genome. To further improve its usefulness and versatility, we have …