@article{398f25520d3242788b02b876536dca72,
title = "Chiropterans Are a Hotspot for Horizontal Transfer of DNA Transposons in Mammalia",
abstract = "Horizontal transfer of transposable elements (TEs) is an important mechanism contributing to genetic diversity and innovation. Bats (order Chiroptera) have repeatedly been shown to experience horizontal transfer of TEs at what appears to be a high rate compared with other mammals. We investigated the occurrence of horizontally transferred (HT) DNA transposons involving bats. We found over 200 putative HT elements within bats; 16 transposons were shared across distantly related mammalian clades, and 2 other elements were shared with a fish and two lizard species. Our results indicate that bats are a hotspot for horizontal transfer of DNA transposons. These events broadly coincide with the diversification of several bat clades, supporting the hypothesis that DNA transposon invasions have contributed to genetic diversification of bats.",
keywords = "echidna, endogenous retrovirus, fusogenic envelope protein, monotremes, platypus",
author = "Paulat, \{Nicole S.\} and Storer, \{Jessica M.\} and Moreno-Santill{\'a}n, \{Diana D.\} and Osmanski, \{Austin B.\} and Sullivan, \{Kevin A.M.\} and Grimshaw, \{Jenna R.\} and Jennifer Korstian and Michaela Halsey and Garcia, \{Carlos J.\} and Claudia Crookshanks and Jaquelyn Roberts and Smit, \{Arian F.A.\} and Robert Hubley and Jeb Rosen and Teeling, \{Emma C.\} and Vernes, \{Sonja C.\} and Eugene Myers and Martin Pippel and Thomas Brown and Michael Hiller and Zoonomia Consortium and Danny Rojas and D{\'a}valos, \{Liliana M.\} and Kerstin Lindblad-To and Karlsson, \{Elinor K.\} and Ray, \{David A.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2023.",
year = "2023",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1093/molbev/msad092",
language = "English",
volume = "40",
journal = "Molecular biology and evolution",
issn = "0737-4038",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "5",
}