Tn7: smarter than we thought
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
- Vol. 2 (11) , 806-814
- https://doi.org/10.1038/35099006
Abstract
A notable feature of transposable elements — segments of DNA that can move from one position to another in genomes — is that they are highly prevalent, despite the fact that their translocation can result in mutation. The bacterial transposon Tn7 uses an elaborate system of target-site selection pathways that favours the dispersal of Tn7 in diverse hosts as well as minimizing its negative effects.Keywords
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