title: Length of the coupling sequence of Tn916.
abstract: The coupling sequences of conjugative transposons are short variable sequences derived from the DNA flanking the transposon insertion site. We show here that for Tn916 the left coupling sequence is 6 bases long. The right-hand end of the transposon can excise with either four or five T's, but integration occurs to restore the five T's at the transposon's right end.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Rudy
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial