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The diversity of prokaryotic DDE transposases of the mutator superfamily, insertion specificity, and association with conjugation machineries.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Feb 2014
Guérillot Romain, Siguier Patricia, Gourbeyre Edith, Chandler Michael, Glaser Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes and play a significant role in their evolution. In this study, we have identified new prokaryotic DDE transposase families related to the eukaryotic Mutator-like transposases. These genes were retrieved by cascade PSI-Blast using as initial query the transposase of the streptococcal integrative and conjugative element...
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