Table 3.
Clades | Analyzed sequences | Conserved motifs | ||
All clades | Dispersed | Clade-specific | ||
IS256 | 8 | 1a, 4 and 8c | - | 5d and 9d |
MuDR | 12 | 1a, 4 and 8b | 7e and 10f | - |
Hop/Jittery | 12 | 1a, 4 and 8b | 7e and 10f | 11f |
EMULEs | 10 | 1a, 4 and 8 | - | 2f, 3f and 6f |
TvCaMULEs | 6 | 1a, 4 and 8 | 10f | 12f |
TOTAL | 48 | 12 |
a 25-aa signature sequence described by Eisen et al. [19];
Active site residues found into motifs 4 and 8: bD34E and cD38-40E;
Motif similar to Mutator-like transposase domain corresponding to: d pfam00872 and e pfam03108;
f No match between motif and putative conserved domains have been detected.