Insertion of IS3 can "turn-on" a silent gene in Escherichia coli.
A silent argE gene became reactivated by the integration of IS3 in orientation II. IS3 itself is responsible for this effect, at least in part.
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005809:Genes, Regulator
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements