TREP, the TRansposable Elements Platform

Superfamily unknown                   DTX

Full classification: DNA-transposon, TIR, unknown

unknown elements are Class 2 transposons.

They are a collection of DNA transposons with terminal inverted repeats. They can not be assigned to a superfamily becaise they contain either no CDS at all or encode proteins belonging that can not be assigned to a known superfamily. Upon insertion, they create a variable bp Target site duplication (TSD).

Structure of unknown elements

Sequence domains

TIR5: Terminal inverted repeat
Function: Contains motifs that are recognized and bound by the transposase. Essential for transposition.
Protein motifs:

TIR3: Terminal inverted repeat
Function: Contains motifs that are recognized and bound by the transposase. Essential for transposition.
Protein motifs:

66 unknown Download all 'DTX' elements in total_TREP database elements from the following taxa are in the total_TREP database:

Taxonomic group	Total elements
BACTERIA	37
PLANTAE	29

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