Description | This entry describes a family, family 2, of Rickettsia palindromic elements (RPE2). The elements spread within a genome as selfish genetic elements, inserting into genes creating additional coding regions that do not disrupt the reading frame. This model finds RPE-encoded regions in several Rickettsial species and, so far, no where else. | Name | Rickettsia palindromic element RPE2 |
Short Name | RPE2 | Type | Domain |