Structural analysis of a new GC‐specific insertion element IS186

Abstract
A new insertion sequence, IS186, has been identified from Escherichia coli and sequenced. It contains 1336 base pairs with a terminal inverted repeat of 22 nucleotides. A long open reading frame, from an ATG codon at position 55 to a TAG termination codon at 1327, could code for a polypeptide of 424 amino acids. This element recognizes GC‐rich regions as target sites for insertion.

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