Transposable Elements in Parasites
A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366). This special issue belongs to the section "Vector-Borne Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 6437
Special Issue Editors
Interests: schistosoma; helminths; bioinformatics; genomics; transposable elements
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Transposable Elements (TEs) are mobile genetic entities found in almost all genomes studied so far. They can self-replicate and re-insert in the host genome with varying consequences. Traditionally conceived as “junk DNA,” our current knowledge of the role of TEs in genome evolution has modified our view and TEs are now regarded as powerful forces of genome evolution.
Traditionally, TE research had been hampered by the high repetitive nature of the TEs. This characteristic itself made the assembly of genomes an extremely challenging step. But now, and thanks primarily to single-molecule sequencing technologies, there is an increasing availbility of high-quality genome assemblies for all organisms, including parasites, facilitating the study of TEs within these fascinating organisms.
This Special Issue on “Transposable Elements in Parasites” aims to highlight the functional and structural impact of transposable elements in the genomes of parasites, the current knowledge so far, and the future directions for this exciting new field of research.
Dr. Anna V. Protasio
Dr. Adriana Ludwig
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Transposable elements
- Genomics
- Parasites
- Protists
- Nematodes
- Flatworms
