玉米转座元件Ac/Ds是hAT转座子家族的成员, 导入水稻基因组后具有转座活性, 尽管转座机制还不完全清楚, 但它们通常经保守的非复制型“剪切-粘贴”过程转座。研究表明, 在Ac编码的转座酶作用下, Ds从原位点切离后常优先重新插入到连锁位点。文章利用TAIL-PCR技术从水稻一个Ds插入突变体及其回复突变体中分离Ds侧翼序列, 结合生物信息学分析方法, 对Ds在突变体上插入位点、回复突变体内切离足迹和重新插入位点进行了分子鉴定。结果显示, 突变体中Ds从3号染色体切离后, 在原插入位点残留了8 bp足迹序列(CATCATGA), 引起Ds标记基因外显子和内含子数目增加, 从而影响基因结构。切离后的Ds重新插入回复突变体第2和第6号染色体上, 分别编码烟草胺氨基转移酶和衰老相关蛋白的2个基因的编码区。因此, 典型的“剪切-粘贴”机制不能完全解释Ds的转座行为, Ds转座存在“剪切-复制-粘贴”的特点。
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