Pack-MULEs and Genome Evolution
in Rice
Pack-MULEs are transposable elements that carry fragments of normal protein-coding genes. NSF funding supports a project on the impact of Pack-MULEs on plant genome evolution and mechanisms of sequence acquisition by Pack-MULEs.
Project Directors
- Ning Jiang, PhD, Michigan State University
- C. Robin Buell, PhD, Michigan State University
- Yuehua Cui, PhD, Michigan State University
- Jiming Jiang, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Contact
Robin.Buell@uga.eduFunding
- This research was funded by National Science Foundation MCB-1121650.