IS911 transposon circles give rise to linear forms that can undergo integration in vitro

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 617-627

  Ton Hoang, B ^a   Polard, P ^a   Haren, L ^a   Turlan, C ^a   Chandler, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; DNA CLEAVAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, CIRCULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; TRANSPOSASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032906257     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01379.x     Document Type: Article

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