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. 1987 Apr;169(4):1777–1779. doi: 10.1128/jb.169.4.1777-1779.1987

IS2 activates the ilvA gene of Pseudomonas cepacia in Escherichia coli.

G Barsomian, T G Lessie
PMCID: PMC212018  PMID: 3031023

Abstract

The ilvA gene of Pseudomonas cepacia was expressed poorly in Escherichia coli. Insertion of IS2 upstream of the cloned gene dramatically increased its transcription, resulting in an 85-fold increase in threonine dehydratase (deaminase) specific activity. The results confirm earlier reports that IS2 promotes efficient expression of foreign genes in E. coli.

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