THE NONRANDOM PATTERN OF INSERTION OF IS2 INTO THE HEMB GENE OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:7
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作者
LEWIS, LA [1 ]
GOPAUL, S [1 ]
MARSH, C [1 ]
机构
[1] CUNY YORK COLL,DEPT BIOL,JAMAICA,NY 11451
关键词
TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT; INSERTION SPECIFICITY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1348-0421.1994.tb01808.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The hemB gene of Escherichia coli has been identified as a hot spot for the insertion of the transposable element IS2. The insertional specificity of IS2 is still unclear. This study reports on the attempt to sequence a statistically significant number of insertions in hemB, in order to determine whether there might be a basis for future studies to determine a molecular basis of IS2 insertional specificity. The results indicate that IS2 inserts in a non-random manner into a 240 bp segment at the 5' end of the gene (region I). Twenty-one of 24 insertions occurred in region I. Three insertions have been identified in the two middle 250 bp segments of the 975 bp gene, and none in the 3' terminal segment. A seventeen bp sequence showing 88.2% identity with a segment of IS2, 221 bp from the 3' terminus has been identified in region I. Four instances of repeated insertion between the same pair of nucleotides have been observed at four different sites.
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页码:461 / 465
页数:5
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