Length of the coupling sequence of Tn916.
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.
Rudy
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
Scott
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JR
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
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial