Figure 4: Schematic comparison the Morex and prbs mutant sequences.
From: Gene Deletion in Barley Mediated by LTR-retrotransposon BARE
The Vrs4 gene is flanked by two BARE retrotransposons which are bounded by 1.8 kb long terminal repeats (LTRs) and contains coding domains of GAG, integrase (IN), reverse transcriptase (RT), and RNaseH in Morex. The two BAREs sequences are highly conserved and share 89% of sequence identity. The prbs mutant has 28 kb deletion including the entire Vrs4 gene and parts of the two retrotransposons. The non-retrotransposon sequence in the wild parent Pudamai 2 share 100% of sequence identity with Morex.
