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Table 2 Occurrence of transposable elements (TEs) in the B. alternatus venom gland cDNA library.

From: A transcriptomic analysis of gene expression in the venom gland of the snake Bothrops alternatus (urutu)

Family

Name

Genus in which originally described

B. alternatus unisequences

RTE

BovB

Vipera (snake)

120

CR1

CR1_HS

Homo (human)

19

L2

LINE2_CH1

Crotalus (snake)

15

hAT

HAT3_MD

Monodelphis (rat)

13

L2

LINE2_NT1

Natrix (snake)

8

hAT-Charlie

SPIN_Ml

Myotis (bat)

6

hAT-Charlie

URR1_Xt

Xenopus (frog)

4

L2

LINE2_WA1

Walterinnesia (snake)

3

hAT-Charlie

SPIN_Og

Otolemur (primate)

3

TcMar-Tc1

Tc1-3_Xt

Xenopus (frog)

3

hAT-Charlie

nhAT4b_ML

Myotis (bat)

2

hAT-Charlie

SPIN_NA_6_Et

Echinops (plant)

2

Sauria

AFESINE

Azemiops (snake)

1

R4

Rex6

Takifugu (fish)

1

TcMar-Tc1

Tc1-2_FR

Takifugu (fish)

1

TcMar-Tc1

TZF28B

Danio (fish)

1

  1. The most frequently encountered TE was BovB, also identified in Vipera.