Supplementary Table 1List of Caspar-like elements analyzed in the present study

Element, Accession number / Species / Transposase
presence / Ctg-2 presence / Afa** / Locus, chromosome / Reference / complete
\truncated
Group 1. Clifford
EU660892-1* d / T. aestivum / + / + / - / Acc-2, 3DL / Chalupska et al. 2008 / complete
FJ436984-1* / T. aestivum / + / + / - / Lr34, 7DS / Wicker et al. 2009 / complete
Caspar_TA3B54F7-2 (AM932680) * d / T. aestivum / + / + / deg / 3BL / Charles et al. 2008 / complete
Caspar_TA3B54F7-7 (AM932680) * / T. aestivum / + / + / deg / 3BL / Charles et al. 2008 / 5'-truncated
Caspar_502E9-1 (EU835980)* / T. aestivum / + / + / - / Ha (Gsp-1), 5AS / Ragupathy and Cloutier 2008 / complete
TREP1801, Clifford_294D11-1 (EF560592)* d / T.durum / + / + / deg / Pm3-3 pseudo, 1A / Wicker et al. 2007 / 5'-fragment
TREP1802,Clifford_294D11-2 (EF560592)* d / T.durum / + / + / - / Pm3-3 pseudo, 1A / Wicker et al. 2007 / complete
EF426564-1* d / T. turgidum / + / + / - / LMW-glutenin, 1AS / Gao et al. 2007 / complete
EF426564-2* / T. turgidum / + / + / - / LMW-glutenin, 1AS / Gao et al. 2007 / complete
Caspar_542K11-2 (CT009587)* d / T. turgidum / + / + / - / Ha, 5A / Chantret et al. 2005 / complete
Caspar-1 (AY534123)* / Ae. tauschii / + / - / - / WM1, 3DS / Whitford et al. 2007 / truncated
TREP776,Clifford_453N11-1 (AY146588)* d / T. monococcum / + / + / deg / LMW-glutenin, 1AmS / Wicker et al. 2003 / complete
TREP774,Clifford_426K20-1 (AY146588)* d / T. monococcum / + / + / deg / LMW-glutenin, 1AmS / Wicker et al. 2003 / complete
AF488415-1xd / T. monococcum / + / + / - / Wx1, 7Am / Ma et al.unpublished / complete
Group 2. Caspar_Triticinae / -
Caspar_2050O8-1 (GQ165812)* d / T. aestivum / + / + / deg / 4BL / Salina et al. 2009 / complete
TREP1704, Caspar_1020F19-1xd / T.aestivum / + / + / deg / - / Wicker et al. unpublished / complete
TREP3009, Caspar_42j2-12xd / T. aestivum / + / + / deg / - / Appels et al. unpublished / complete
TREP3012, Caspar_59e04-2xd / T. aestivum / + / - / deg / - / Appels et al. unpublished / 5’-fragment
Caspar_TA3B95C9-1 (AM932684) d / T. aestivum / + / + / - / 3BL / Charles et al. 2008 / complete
Caspar_326E2-1 (EF540321) * d / T. turgidum / + / + / - / VRN2, 5AL / Dubcovsky and Dvorak 2007 / complete
Caspar_60J11-1 (AY951945)d / T. monococcum / + / + / - / FR-Am2,5Am / Miller et al. 2006 / complete
TREP1303, Caspar_AY485644-2 * d / T. monococcum / + / + / deg / Snf2P(VRN2), 5AmL / Yan et al. 2004 / complete
TREP1304, Caspar_AY485644-3 * d / T. monococcum / + / + / - / Snf2P(VRN2), 5AmL / Yan et al. 2004 / complete
TREP775, Caspar_18B1-1 (AY146588) * d / T. monococcum / + / + / - / LMW-glutenin, 1AmS / Wicker et al. 2003 / complete
AF488415-2x d / T. monococcum / + / + / - / Wx1, 7Am / Ma et al. unpublished / 3’-truncated
EF081030-1xd / T. urartu / + / - / - / ALP-A3,2Au / Akhunov et al. 2007 / 5’-fragment
EU626553-1* / T. urartu / + / - / - / psi-Acc-2, 3AuL / Chalupska et al. 2008 / truncated
Group 3. Caspar_Hordeinae
Caspar_TREP788-1x / H. vulgare / + / + / 1.5 / - / Stein et al. unpublished / complete
Caspar_124A1-1 (AY642926)* / H. vulgare / + / + / - / Rph7, 3HS / Scherrer et al. 2005 / 3’-truncated
FJ477092-1* / H. vulgare / + / + / - / Rym4 and MCT-1 / Wicker et al. 2009 / complete
TREP1516, Caspar_AY661558-6* d / H. vulgare / + / + / - / eIF4E, 3HL / Wicker et al. 2005 / 5' fragment
TREP1511, Caspar_AY661558-1* d / H. vulgare / + / + / 1 / eIF4E, 3HL / Wicker et al. 2005 / complete
TREP1515, Caspar_AY661558-5* d / H. vulgare / + / + / 2 / eIF4E, 3HL / Wicker et al. 2005 / complete
TREP1514, Caspar_AY661558-4* d / H. vulgare / + / + / 2 / eIF4E, 3HL / Wicker et al. 2005 / complete
Caspar_DQ900685-2* / H. vulgare / + / + / - / VRN3, 7H / Yan et al. 2006 / complete
TREP1636, Caspar_AY643844-2* d / H. vulgare / + / + / 1 / Ha,5HS / Caldwell et al. 2004 / complete
FJ477093-2* / H. vulgare / + / - / - / Rym4 and MCT-1 / Wicker et al. 2009 / 3’-truncated
TREP1517, Caspar_AY661558-7* d / H. vulgare / + / - / 3 / eIF4E, 3HL / Wicker et al. 2005 / 5'-fragment
TREP1512,Caspar_AY661558-2* d / H. vulgare / + / - / 2 / eIF4E, 3HL / Wicker et al. 2005 / 5'-fragment
FJ477092-2* / H. vulgare / + / - / - / Rym4 and MCT-1 / Wicker et al. 2009 / 3’-truncated
Caspar-1 (AY643843)* / H. vulgare / + / - / - / Ha,5HS / Caldwell et al. 2004 / 3’-truncated
Group 4. “Mixed” / -
TREP787,Caspar_211E24-1 (AF521177)*d / H. vulgare / + / + / - / Rph7, 3HS / Brunner et al. 2003 / complete
CACTA-2p (EF426565) *d / T. durum / + / + / - / LMW-glutenin, 1BS / Gao et al. 2007 / complete
XJ-1 (AY534123)* / Ae. tauschii / + / + / - / WM1, 3DS / Whitford et al. 2007 / 5’-truncated
TREP1225,Caspar_231A16-1(AY188331)d / T. monococcum / + / + / - / Ap1 (VRN1), 5AmL / Yan et al. 2003 / complete
TREP2064, Donald_AY853252-11*d / H. vulgare / + / + / - / 7H / Cossu et al.unpublished / complete

* cloneslocated in distal third of chromosomal arm or in distal chromosomal bin (

**deg- contains truncated Afarepeat (30-70% of monomer length)

x - unknown chromosomal location

d – elements used for dot-plot comparison (Fig. 4)

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