Selfish DNA: new abode for homing endonucleases.
A 30-year old conundrum concerning the genetics of T-even bacteriophages has at last been solved, the answer turning out to involve free-standing homologs of intron-encoded homing endonucleases.
Edgell
David R
DR
Molecular Genetics Program, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201-2002, USA. edgell@wadsworth.org
D017122:Bacteriophage T4 / Q000235:genetics*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism; D004720:Endonucleases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000821:virology; D005788:Gene Pool; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics*
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004279:DNA, Viral; D005819:Genetic Markers; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases; D004720:Endonucleases; C103818:SegE endonuclease