Multiple roles for divalent metal ions in DNA transposition: Distinct stages of Tn 10 transposition have different Mg2+ requirements

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2547-2555

  Junop, Murray S ^a   Haniford, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Divalent metal ions; DNA transposition; Protein DNA complex; Relaxed specificity; Transposase

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; METAL ION; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA TRANSPOSITION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

BASE SEQUENCE; CALCIUM; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTEGRASES; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSPOSASES;

EID: 0029920756     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00612.x     Document Type: Article

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