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tau, a repeated DNA sequence in yeast.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ·Vol. 81 ·No. 10 ·1984-05-00 ·Pages 2965-9

Chisholm GE, Genbauffe FS, Cooper TG

Abstract

We have found a 371-base-pair (bp) repeated DNA element, tau, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The ends of tau are composed of a 5-bp inverted repeat, similar in sequence to those reported for the Ty, sigma, copia, and spleen necrosis virus elements. These inverted repeats are flanked by 5-bp direct repeats of a target sequence that occurs only once in an allele that lacks the tau element. This overall structure is characteristic of transposable elements. Like sigma, tau elements have been found (in both orientations) closely associated with tRNA genes (409 and 198 bp from the 5' end, respectively). It is noteworthy that one representative of tau was isolated in a concentric insertion of tau, delta, and sigma.

MeSH Terms
Base Composition Biological Evolution DNA Restriction Enzymes DNA, Fungal/genetics Genes, Fungal Nucleic Acid Hybridization Plasmids Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
Chemicals
DNA, Fungal DNA Restriction Enzymes
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Chisholm G E
Genbauffe F S
Cooper T G
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Article Info
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Abbr.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
ISSN
0027-8424
DOI
10.1073/pnas.81.10.2965
Published
1984-05-00
Pages
2965-9
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505876
PMCID
PMC345201
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM-19386 · United States
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM-20693 · United States
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GENBANK
K01601, K01602, V01337
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