Molecular evolution of two lineages of L1 (LINE-1) retrotransposons in the california mouse, Peromyscus californicus
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Molecular evolution of two lineages of L1 (LINE-1) retrotransposons in the california mouse, Peromyscus californicus
Abstract
The large number of L1 [long interspersed elements (LINE)-1] sequences found in the genome is due to the insertion of copies of the retrotransposon over evolutionary time. The majority of copies appear to be replicates of a few active, or "master" templates. A continual replacement of master templates over time gives rise to lineages distinguishable by their own unique set of shared-sequence variants. A previous analysis of L1 sequences in deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus and P. leucopus, revealed two active L1 lineages, marked by different rates of evolution, whose most recent common ancestor predates the expansion of the Peromyscus species. Here we exploit lineage-specific, shared-sequence variants to reveal a paucity of Lineage 2 sequences in at least one species, P. californicus. The dearth of Lineage 2 copies in P. californicus suggests that Lineage 2 may have been unproductive until after the most recent common ancestor of P. californicus and P. maniculatus. We also show that Lineage 1 appears to have a higher rate of evolution in P. maniculatus relative to either P. californicus or P. leucopus. As a phylogenetic tool, L1 lineage-specific variants support a close affinity between P. californicus and P. eremicus relative to the other species examined.
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