Biology

New tRNA-targeting transposons that hijack phage and vesicles

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Genomic islands are hotspots for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria, but, for Prochlorococcus, an abundant marine cyanobacterium, how these islands form has puzzled scientists. With the discovery of tycheposons, a new family of transposons, Hackl et al. provide evidence for elegant new mechanisms of gene rearrangement and transfer among Prochlorococcus and bacteria more broadly. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd

Publication Title

Trends in Genetics

Publication Date

6-2023

Volume

39

Issue

6

First Page

433

Last Page

435

ISSN

0168-9525

DOI

10.1016/j.tig.2023.03.004

Keywords

bacteria, genomic island, horizontal gene transfer, oceanography, pangenome, transposon

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