Harden N, Ashburner M
Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, England.
Genetics. 1990 Oct;126(2):387-400. doi: 10.1093/genetics/126.2.387.
FB-NOF is a composite transposable element of Drosophila melanogaster. It is composed of foldback sequences, of variable length, which flank a 4-kb NOF sequence with 308-bp inverted repeat termini. The NOF sequence could potentially code for a 120-kD polypeptide. The FB-NOF element is responsible for unstable mutations of the white gene (wc and wDZL) and is associated with the large TEs of G. Ising. Although most strains of D. melanogaster have 20-30 sites of FB insertion, FB-NOF elements are usually rare, many strains lack this composite element or have only one copy of it. A few strains, including wDZL and Basc have many (8-21) copies of FB-NOF, and these show a tendency to insert at "hot-spots." These strains also have an increased number of FB elements. The DNA sequence of the NOF region associated with TE146(Z) has been determined.
FB - NOF是黑腹果蝇的一种复合转座元件。它由长度可变的回文序列组成,这些回文序列位于一个4kb的NOF序列两侧,该序列具有308bp的反向重复末端。NOF序列可能编码一种120kD的多肽。FB - NOF元件导致白色基因的不稳定突变(wc和wDZL),并且与伊辛氏果蝇的大型转座元件相关。尽管大多数黑腹果蝇品系有20 - 30个FB插入位点,但FB - NOF元件通常很罕见,许多品系缺乏这种复合元件或仅有一个拷贝。少数品系,包括wDZL和Basc,有许多(8 - 21)个FB - NOF拷贝,并且这些拷贝倾向于插入到“热点”。这些品系的FB元件数量也有所增加。与TE146(Z)相关的NOF区域的DNA序列已被确定。