TABLE 1.
nic regions in RC replicons
| Plasmid or phage | Sequence of nic regiona |
|---|---|
| pT181 | AAAACCGGCTACTCT/AATAGCCGGTT |
| pC221 | AAAACCGGCTACTCT/AATAGCCGGTT |
| pS194 | AAAACCGGaTACTCT/AATAGCCGGTT |
| fd | gAgtCCacgTtCTtT/AATAGtgGacT |
| pC194 | TCTTTCTTATCTTG/ATAATA |
| pUB110 | TCTTTCTTATCTTG/ATAcat |
| φX174 | gCTccCccAaCTTG/ATAtTA |
| pMV158 | GGGGGGCTACTACG/ACCCCCCC |
| pE194 | aGGGGGgTACTACG/ACCtCCCC |
| pFX2 | gcttccgTACTACG/ACCCCCCa |
a
Capital letters denote conserved bases. Slashes denote the sites of cleavage by the initiator protein. The positions of cleavage in pS194 and in pUB110 have not been unambiguously determined, and they are derived from homologies to plasmids of the same family.