Active and unusually expanded PIF/Harbinger transposable elements in the Caenorhabditis inopinata genome
Kazuki Sato, Xiaodan Jin, Shun Oomura, Kazuma Kawahara, Simo Sun, Akemi Yoshida, Nami Haruta, Asako Sugimoto, Taisei Kikuchi
The paper identifies two PIF/Harbinger transposable element families in C. inopinata, showing differences in amplification timing and mobilisation competence.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Sep 28, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics