转座子分布和结构

Distribution of TEs across the eukaryote phylogeny

 Reference genome size (sea green circles) varies dramatically across eukaryotes and is loosely correlated with transposable element content. Here, the honey bee TE content is likely an underestimate, as approximately 3% of the genome derives from unusual “large retrotransposon derivatives” (LARDs) (39). For ease of visualisation, DIRS elements have been included with LTRs and all Class II elements included under “DNA”. Data was acquired from genome RepeatMasker output files. Credit to Matt Crook for Volvox carteri silhouette and to Huang et al. for the figure inspiration (71).

Structure and taxonomy of eukaryotic TEs

 Left panel: unrooted cladograms showing putative relationships between the major TE superfamilies, based on phylogenies of core protein domains for five subclasses (4, 36, 67, 88, 95, 167). Right panel: genetic structures of representative elements from each subclass. Outlined boxes are open-reading frames, shaded regions are defining protein domains, kinked lines are introns, triangles are repeated sequences and rounded boxes (i.e. for Alu) are RNA elements. Domains with the same colours (excepting gray) indicate shared ancestry. Element lengths not to scale.
Reference: Wells JN, Feschotte C. A Field Guide to Eukaryotic Transposable Elements. Annu Rev Genet. 2020 Nov 23;54:539-561. doi: 10.1146/annurev-genet-040620-022145.

Taxonomic distribution of the 17 DDE Tn superfamilies across the eukaryotic tree of life.




Yuan YW, Wessler SR. The catalytic domain of all eukaryotic cut-and-paste transposase superfamilies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 May 10;108(19):7884-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1104208108. Epub 2011 Apr 25. PMID: 21518873; PMCID: PMC3093488.

The assignment of protein domains to DNA TE superfamilies in Fungi

SuperfamilyRepBase (Fungi)Count in RepBaseYuan and WesslerDNA TE (with domain)Observed DistributionDomains
AcademOnly Puccinia graminis7n9,709Low copy, in most taxa, highest abundance in PucciniomycotinaRNase H-like (Yuan and Wessler 2011)
CMCBasidiomycota and Mucorales28y11,961Broader distribution, expanded in Agaricomycetes Pucciniomycotina and MucoromycotinaTransposase_21: PF02992, Transposase_23: PF03017*, Transposase_24: PF03004*
DadaOnly Laccaria bicolor21,023Broader distribution (4 phyla)RNase H-like (Kojima and Jurka 2013)
GingerOnly Malassezia globosa1n6,648Ubiquitous, expansions in Dikaryarve: PF00665
hATOnly Dikarya37y33,376UbiquitousDimer_Tnp_hAT: PF05699*, DUF659: PF04937, DUF4371: PF14291, DUF4413: PF14372*
KDZ (Zisupton)Only Puccinia graminis414,607Basidiomycota, Rhizophagus, Mucoromycotina, and AllomycesRNase H-like (Iyer et al. 2014)
KolobokOnly Rhizophagus irregularis5n3,214Low copy, ubiquitous, highest abundance in R. irregularisRNase H-like (Yuan and Wessler 2011)
MerlinOnly Rhizopus oryzae5y4,255Single occurrences in Dikarya, expansions in MicrosporidiaDDE_Tnp_IS1595: PF12762
MULEDikarya and Rhizopus36y17,658UbiquitousTransposase_mut: PF00872, MULE: PF10551
Novosibn0n0Only copies without transposase
POnly Pucciniales & Allomyces17y11Single occurrencesTnp_P_element_C: PF12596*, Tnp_P_element: PF12017
PIF/HarbDiverse Fungi76y13,443UbiquitousPlant_tran: PF04827, DDE_Tnp_4: PF13359
PiggyBacMucor and Pezizomycotina4y5,965Mucoromycota, Microsporidia, and PezizomycotinaDDE_Tnp_1_7: PF13843
Sola1n0n140Rhizophagus, single occurrences in DikaryaRNase H-like (Majorek et al. 2014)
Sola2n0n1One case in Aspergillus flavusRNase H-like (Majorek et al. 2014)
Sola3n0n637Only RhizophagusRNase H-like (Majorek et al. 2014)
Tc1/MarinerDiverse Fungi148y93,120UbiquitousDDE_1: PF03184, DDE_3: PF13358, Transposase_1: PF01359
Transibn0n0AbsentRAG1: PF12940
ZatorOnly Puccinia striiformis2n1,165Rhizophagus, single occurrences in BasidiomycotaRNase H-like (Majorek et al. 2014)
Reference: Cut-and-Paste Transposons in Fungi with Diverse Lifestyles | Genome Biology and Evolution | Oxford Academic

Taxonomic distribution of DNA TE superfamilies in major fungal lineages