A transposon-like DNA fragment interrupts a Physarum polycephalum histone H4 gene.
A recombinant DNA library was screened for histone H4 genes using a sea urchin probe. One recombinant was analysed by restriction enzyme mapping and Southern blotting. The complete DNA sequence of the H4 histone locus was determined. An 86 base pair interrupting sequence was found within the histone H4 coding sequence. The inserted DNA fragment has some characteristics of a transposable element.
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D006657:Histones / Q000235:genetics*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010804:Physarum / Q000235:genetics*; D012617:Sea Urchins / Q000235:genetics
D003062:Codon; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D006657:Histones; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes