title: Structure of the chromosomal insertion site for pSAM2: functional analysis in Escherichia coli.
abstract: The element pSAM2 from Streptomyces ambofaciens integrates into the chromosome through site-specific recombination between the element (attP) and the chromosomal (attB) sites. These regions share an identity segment of 58bp extending from the anti-codon loop through the 3' end of a tRNA(Pro) gene. To facilitate the study of the attB site, the int and xis genes, expressed from an inducible promoter, and attP from pSAM2 were cloned on plasmids in Escherichia coil. Compatible plasmids carrying the different attB regions to be tested were introduced in these E. coli strains. Under these conditions, Int alone could promote site-specific integration; Int and Xis were both required for site-specific excision. This experimental system was used to study the sequences required in attB for efficient site-specific recombination. A 26 bp sequence, centred on the anti-codon loop region and not completely included in the identity segment, retained all the functionality of attB; shorter sequences allowed integration with lower efficiencies. By comparing the 26-bp-long attB with attP, according to the Lambda model, we propose that B and B', C and C' core-type Int binding sites consist of 9 bp imperfect inverted repeats separated by a 5 bp overlap region.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie et Génétique Moléculaire, Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, URA CNRS 2225, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France. raynal@igmors.u-psud.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raynal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuphile
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerbaud
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guérineau
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pernodet
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial