Identification of RAG-like transposons in protostomes suggests their ancient bilaterian origin
Martin EC, Vicari C, Tsakou-Ngouafo L, Pontarotti P, Petrescu AJ, Schatz DG. Identification of RAG-like transposons in protostomes suggests their ancient bilaterian origin. Mobile DNA 2020, 11: 17. PMID: 32399063, PMCID: PMC7204232, DOI: 10.1186/s13100-020-00214-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtostome genomesAdjacent gene pairsProtostome lineageBilaterian evolutionBilaterian ancestorJawed vertebratesProtostome evolutionBilateria cladeEarly deuterostomesEvolutionary historyBilaterian originGene pairsPhylogenetic analysisMultiple duplicationsRAG2 geneProtostomesEvolutionary precursorTransposase activityEarly bilateriansRibbon wormsIntact elementsGenomeDeuterostomesTransposonJ recombination