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. 1996 Apr;178(8):2420–2423. doi: 10.1128/jb.178.8.2420-2423.1996

The insE open reading frame of IS1 is not required for formation of cointegrates.

E T Freund 1, M M Susskind 1
PMCID: PMC177955  PMID: 8636048

Abstract

The role of the insE open reading frame in transposition of IS1 was reexamined by using an insE nonsense mutation that does not alter the amino acid sequence of InsA inhibitor or InsAB transposase. The mutant was active in all strains tested, showing that insE is not essential for formation of cointegrates.

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