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. 1981 Apr;146(1):415–417. doi: 10.1128/jb.146.1.415-417.1981

Insertion of IS3 Can “Turn-On” a Silent Gene in Escherichia coli

M Zafarullah 1, D Charlier 1, N Glansdorff 1
PMCID: PMC217100  PMID: 6260746

Abstract

A silent argE gene became reactivated by the integration of IS3 in orientation II. IS3 itself is responsible for this effect, at least in part.

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