TABLE 3.
Archaeal MITEs
| Organism | MITE | IS family | Length (bp) | Copy no. (partial) | IR (bp) | DR (bp) | Potential partner IS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. solfataricus | SM1 | S630 | 79 | 40 | 23 | 2 | ISC1048 |
| SM2 | ISC1217 | 184 | 25 | 16 | 6 | ISC1217 | |
| SM3A/SM3B | IS5 | 131 | 44 | 24 | 9 | ISC1058 | |
| SM4 | IS1 | 164 | 34 | 27 | 8 | ISC1173 | |
| SM7 | IS1 | 330 | 10 | 13 | 0 | ISC1173 | |
| S. tokodaii | SM1 | IS630 | 79 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ISC1048a |
| SM2 | ISC1217 | 184 | 36 | 16 | 6 | ISSto10 | |
| SM5 | IS6 | 212 | 7 | 15 | 0 | ISC774 | |
| SM6 | IS1 | 127 | 8 | 12 | 0-10 | ISC794 | |
| IS1 | 315 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ISSto7 | ||
| 317 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| SMA | IS605 | 355 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ISSto1 | |
| IS607 | 274 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ISSto12 | ||
| IS607 | 266-271 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ISSto13 | ||
| IS5 | 329-332 | 4 | ISSto3 | ||||
| Halobacterium sp. NRC | IS5 | 180 | 19-23 | 8 | ISH9 | ||
| H. marismortui | IS4 | 277 | 1 | ISH20 | |||
| 287 | 1 | ||||||
| M. mazei | ISM1 | 199 | 3 (1) | 24 | 8 | ISMma11 | |
| IS200 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ISMma21 | ||
| IS200 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ISMba18 | ||
| IS605 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ISMma19 | ||
| M. barkeri | IS4 | 241 | 18 (13) | 18-22 | 3 | ISMba11 | |
| IS4 | 278 | 8 (3) | 21-22 | 6 | ISMba12 | ||
| IS5 | 131-152 | 3 | 3 | ISMba5 | |||
| ISM1 | 193-302 | 7 (11) | 24 | 8-9 | ISMba4 | ||
| IS200 | 272 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ISMba16 | ||
| 248 | 1 (1) | ||||||
| 195 | 1 | ||||||
| IS200 | 209 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | ISMba18 | ||
| 55 | 5 | ||||||
| 174 | 2 | ||||||
| 178 | 1 | ||||||
| M. acetivorans | IS5 | 130-131 | 30 (10) | 15-18 | 0-3 | ISMac11 | |
| IS630 | 172 | 15 (1) | 21 | 0 | ISMac13 | ||
| IS4 | 241 | 9 (2) | 18-22 | 3 | ISMba11 | ||
| IS200 | 209 | 4 (5) | 0 | 0 | ISMba18 | ||
| 65 | 1 | ||||||
| M. jannaschii | IS6 | 358-360 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ISMja1 | |
| MJRE1 | 108-115 | 59 | 17 | 0 | |||
| MJRE2 | 96-99 | 69 | 16 | 0 | |||
| MJRE3 | 101-105 | 13 | 15 | 0 | |||
| M. burtoni | IS5 | 185 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ISMbu10 | |
| A. pernix | 306-310 | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 |
a
The corresponding IS element is absent from the host.