A novel class of miniature inverted repeat transposable elements (MITEs) that contain hitchhiking (GTCY)n microsatellites

The movement of miniature inverted repeat transposable elements (MITEs) modifies genome structure and function. We describe the microsatellite‐associated interspersed nuclear element 2 ( MINE ‐2), that integrates at consensus WTTTT target sites, creates dinucleotide TT target site duplications (TSDs), and forms predicted MITE‐like secondary structures; a 5′ subterminal inverted repeat (SIR; AGGGTTCCGTAG) that is partially complementary to a 5′...