Open AccessTarget Site Selection ofPseudomonas putidaTransposon Tn4652
Author(s) -
Paula Ann Kivistik,
Maia Kivisaar,
Rita Hõrak
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.01863-06
Subject(s) - transposable element , transposase , biology , genetics , pseudomonas putida , insertion sequence , sequence (biology) , sequence alignment , dna transposable elements , computational biology , peptide sequence , gene , mutant
We analyzed the target preferences of a Tn3 family transposon Tn4652. Alignment of 93 different insertion sites revealed a consensus sequence which resembles that of Tn3, indicating that despite a low similarity between Tn4652 and Tn3 transposases, their target site recognition is conserved.
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