TABLE 2.
Characteristics and GenBank accession numbers of the different sequences involved in this studya
| Name | GenBank no. | Size (bp) | ORF (aa) | Length of IRs (bp) | Homology (gene, organism, % identity, GenBank no.)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lacSZ | M55068 | 5,015 | 627, 1008 | Permease and β-galactosidase (lacS and lacZ) (13) | |
| asnS1 | X89438 | 1,298 | 432 | Asn tRNA ligase (10) | |
| ISL3 | X79114 | 1,492 | 433 | 38 | Transposase (4) |
| lacA | AY040211 | 570 | 189 | Acetyltransferase, yeast, 54% in 188 aa, P40892 | |
| lacR | AY040212 | 1,121 | 332 | Gal repressor, Streptococcus mutans, 36% in 332 aa, JC5310 | |
| ISL4 | AY040213 | 1,658 | 386 | ATP-binding cassette, Streptococcus crista, 44% in 265 aa, U96166 | |
| ISL5 | AY040214 | 1,590 | 240 | 65 | Transposase, Bacteroides fragilis, 28% in 240 aa, U75371 |
| ISL4/5 | AY040218 | 3,264 | 386 | 65 | Mutated ISL5 in the promoter of the L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus lac operon |
| ISL6 | AY040215 | 1,458 | 420 | 24 | Transposase, Streptococcus agalactiae, 49% in 263 aa, M22449 |
| ISL7 | AY040216 | 1,239 | 349 | 28 | Transposase, Clostridium perfringens, 48% in 352 aa, X71844 |
a
IR, inverted repeat; aa, amino acids.
b
The source or reference is indicated in parentheses.