title: DNA uptake signal sequences in naturally transformable bacteria.
abstract: The naturally transformable bacterium Haemophilus influenzae Rd contains 1471 copies of the DNA uptake signal sequence (USS) 5'-AAGTGCGGT in its genome. Neisseria meningitidis contains 1891 copies of the USS sequence 5'-GCCGTCTGAA. The USSs are often found in the base paired stem of transcription terminators.
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. SmithHO@celera.com
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gwinn
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Salzberg
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009710:Nucleotide Mapping / Q000379:methods; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial