title: Mutations in the inverted repeats of Tn3 affect binding of transposase and transposition immunity.
abstract: In order to better understand the interaction between the inverted repeats (IRs) of the transposon Tn3 and Tn3 transposase, we have looked at the effects of mutations within the IRs on binding of transposase and transposition immunity. Binding of transposase to mutated IRs was measured using a site-specific nitrocellulose filter binding assay and by DNase I protection studies. Transposition immunity was measured in vivo using a transposition mating-out assay. The most important determinants for binding of transposase are present within the inside 21 base-pairs of the IR and several single base-pair mutations significantly reduce binding. Base-pair mutations which do not effect binding have strong negative effects on transposition immunity indicating that simple binding of transposase to the IR is not sufficient for the establishment of transposition immunity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School, IL 60064.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Nissley
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lindh
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fennewald
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics*; D019895:Transposases
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases; D019895:Transposases; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I