AMINO-ACID-SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY BETWEEN PIV, AN ESSENTIAL PROTEIN IN SITE-SPECIFIC DNA INVERSION IN MORAXELLA-LACUNATA, AND TRANSPOSASES OF AN UNUSUAL FAMILY OF INSERTION ELEMENTS

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作者
LENICH, AG [1 ]
GLASGOW, AC [1 ]
机构
[1] EMORY UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,ATLANTA,GA 30322
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10.1128/JB.176.13.4160-4164.1994
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Deletion analysis of the subcloned DNA inversion region of Moraxella lacunata indicates that Piv is the only M. lacunata-encoded factor required for site-specific inversion of the tfpQ/tfpI pilin segment. The predicted amino acid sequence of Piv shows significant homology solely with the transposases/integrases of a family of insertion sequence elements, suggesting that Piv is a novel site-specific recombinase.
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页码:4160 / 4164
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