Transposable Elements and Genome Evolution

I. Introduction.- I. Mechanisms and dynamics of transposable element evolution.- Comparative genomics and evolutionary dynamics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty elements.- Is the evolution of transposable elements modular?.- Molecular paleontology of transposable elements from Arabidopsis thaliana.- Human L1 retrotransposition: insights and peculiarities learned from a cultured cell retrotransposition assay.- Structure, functionality, and evolution of the BARE-1 retrotransposon of barley.- Retrolycl-1, a member of the Tnt1 retrotransposon super-family in the Lycopersicon peruvianum genome.- Retrotransposon 1731 in Drosophila melanogaster changes retrovirus-like expression strategy in host genome.- Regulatory potential of nonautonomous mariner elements and subfamily crosstalk.- Phylogenetic evidence for Ty1-copia-like endogenous retroviruses in plant genomes.- Evidence for genomic regulation of the telomeric activity in Drosophila melanogaster.- How valuable are model organisms for transposable element studies?.- Transposable elements and genome evolution: the case of Drosophila simulans.- Horizontal transfer of non-LTR retrotransposons in vertebrates.- Sure facts, speculations, and open questions about the evolution of transposable element copy number.- Transposon dynamics and the breeding system.- Recently integrated human Alu repeats: finding needles in the haystack.- Phylogenetic signals from point mutations and polymorphic Alu insertions.- II. The impact of transposable elements on host genome evolution.- Transposable elements as the key to a 21st century view of evolution.- Transposable elements as activators of cryptic genes in E. coli.- Drosophila telomeres: two transposable elements with important roles in chromosomes.- Molecular domestication-more than a sporadicepisode in evolution?.- Genomes were forged by massive bombardments with retroelements and retrosequences.- Sectorial mutagenesis by transposable elements.- Cell-surface area codes: mobile-element related gene switches generate precise and heritable cell- surface displays of address molecules that are used for constructing embryos.- Transposable DNA elements and life history traits. II. Transposition of P DNA elements in somatic cells reduces fitness, mating activity, and locomotion of Drosophila melanogaster.- Host defenses to parasitic sequences and the evolution of epigenetic control mechanisms.- Sex brings transposons and genomes into conflict.- Key word Index.- Author Index.