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Insertion of IS3 can "turn-on" a silent gene in Escherichia coli.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 146 ·No. 1 ·1981-04-00 ·Pages 415-7

Zafarullah M, Charlier D, Glansdorff N

Abstract

A silent argE gene became reactivated by the integration of IS3 in orientation II. IS3 itself is responsible for this effect, at least in part.

MeSH Terms

DNA Transposable Elements Escherichia coli/genetics Genes, Regulator

Chemicals

DNA Transposable Elements

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Zafarullah M

Charlier D

Glansdorff N

References (8)

8 references, click to expand

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Mol Gen Genet. 1972;117(4):349-66 PMID: 4560775
Electron microscopy of polar insertions in the lac operon of Escherichia coli.
Mol Gen Genet. 1972;119(3):207-22 PMID: 4567155
IS2, a genetic element for turn-off and turn-on of gene activity in E. coli.
Mol Gen Genet. 1974;132(4):265-89 PMID: 4610339
Insertion sequence IS2 associated with int-constitutive mutants of bacteriophage lambda.
Gene. 1977;2(2):61-74 PMID: 344135
Heteroduplex analysis of regulatory mutations and of insertions (IS1, IS2, IS5) in the bipolar argECBH operon of Escherichia coli.
Mol Gen Genet. 1978 May 3;161(2):175-84 PMID: 353507
DNA sequence of the mini-insertion IS2--6 and its relation to the sequence of IS2.
Nature. 1978 Oct 19;275(5681):611-7 PMID: 360073
Tandem and inverted repeats of arginine genes in Escherichia coli: structural and evolutionary considerations.
Mol Gen Genet. 1979 Jul 2;174(1):75-88 PMID: 384163
Polarity of Tn5 insertion mutations in Escherichia coli.
J Bacteriol. 1980 May;142(2):439-46 PMID: 6247321

Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

Published

1981-04-00

Pages

415-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC217100

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