A transposase family with an RNaseH catalytic domain, often fused to DNA binding domains such as SAP or cysteine cluster domains. KDZ transposases are widely present in fungi, metazoa, chlorophytes and haotpohytes. Fungal versions are often associated with a TET/JBP family of dioxygenases [1,2].

1: Lineage-specific expansions of TET/JBP genes and a new class of DNA transposons shape fungal genomic and epigenetic landscapes. Iyer LM, Zhang D, de Souza RF, Pukkila PJ, Rao A, Aravind L; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014;111:1676-1683. PMID:24398522

2: Zisupton--a novel superfamily of DNA transposable elements recently active in fish. Bohne A, Zhou Q, Darras A, Schmidt C, Schartl M, Galiana-Arnoux D, Volff JN; Mol Biol Evol. 2012;29:631-645. PMID:21873630