The emergence of new genes and functions is of paramount importance in the emergence of new animal species. For example, the insertion of the mobile element Tigger 2 into the sequence of the functional gene POU2F1 in primates led to the formation of a new chimeric primate-specific isoform POU2F1Z, the translation of which is activated under cellular stress. Its mRNA was found in all species of monkeys, starting with macaques. Analysis of the fragments of the Tigger2 copy corresponding to the human exon Z showed that the splicing sites of exon Z are homologous in humans and in most monkeys, with the exception of lemurs and galagos. The stop codon introduced into the mRNA by the Tigger2 sequence is present in all primates, starting with macaques. The internal ATG codon is also present in all primates, with the exception of lemurs and galagos. In the course of evolution, other MGEs, mainly of the SINE type, were inserted into the Tigger2 copy. In the course of evolution, both the location and the number of mobile SINE elements within the POU2F1 gene changed. Starting with macaques, the pattern of the arrangement of SINE elements within the Tigger2 copy in the studied region of the POU2F1 gene was fixed and then remained unchanged in other primates and humans, which may indicate its functional significance.
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