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. 2016 Jul 18;12(7):e1005762. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005762

Fig 3. DNA configurations generated by inversions and excisions in the hsdS genes of the Spn556II locus.

Fig 3

DNA configurations derived by three inversions from form S1 (A), S3 (B), or S4 (C). Each gene and its orientation are indicated with a large arrow. The inverted repeats (IRs) in the hsdS genes are represented by yellow (IR1), black (IR2), and white (IR3) arrowheads. The inversion sites are indicated by dashed lines. Each DNA configuration is assigned with an S number. DNA configurations generated by excisions between hsdS A and hsdS C demarcated by direct repeat sets 1 (DR1, red arrows) and (DR2, purple arrows) (D). Excisions mediated by the DR1 and DR2 yields hsdS A variant S9 and S7. Further inversion in S7 generates S8. S7 may also generate variant S9 by further DNA excision between DR1.1 and DR1.2.