Further evidence that transposition of Tn5 in Escherichia coli is strongly enhanced by constitutively activated RecA proteins.

doi:10.1128/jb.174.21.6872-6877.1992

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Further evidence that transposition of Tn5 in Escherichia coli is strongly enhanced by constitutively activated RecA proteins.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 1992

Kuan C T, Tessman I

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We have shown that excision and transposition of Tn5 in Escherichia coli are greatly increased by recA(Prtc) genes, which encode constitutively activated RecA proteins (C.-T. Kuan, S.-K. Liu, and I. Tessman, Genetics 128:45-57, 1991). Contrary results, showing a significant decrease in Tn5 transp...

Topics

Alleles
Crosses, Genetic
DNA Transposable Elements
Escherichia coli
F Factor
Genes, Bacterial
Rec A Recombinases
Transcription, Genetic

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