title: Mechanism of integration and excision in conjugative transposons.
abstract: Translocation of conjugative transposons proceeds via excision of the element to generate a circular molecule that can then integrate into a new site, which can be in the same or a different cell. This review summarises some of the different mechanisms used for excision and integration of conjugative transposons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, University of London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom. p.Mullany@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mullany
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004270:DNA, Circular / Q000235:genetics; D019426:Integrases / Q000378:metabolism; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D045522:Recombinases; D014764:Viral Proteins
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004270:DNA, Circular; D045522:Recombinases; D014764:Viral Proteins; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; D019426:Integrases; C063911:excisionase