Open AccessLength of the coupling sequence of Tn916
Author(s) -
Christine K. Rudy,
June R. Scott
Publication year - 1994
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.176.11.3386-3388.1994
Subject(s) - transposable element , biology , sequence (biology) , genetics , insertion sequence , dna transposable elements , dna , genome , gene
The coupling sequences of conjugative transposons are short variable sequences derived from the DNA flanking the transposon insertion site. We show here that for Tn916 the left coupling sequence is 6 bases long. The right-hand end of the transposon can excise with either four or five T's, but integration occurs to restore the five T's at the transposon's right end.