Transposon-mediated adaptive and directed mutations and their potential evolutionary benefits

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 59-70

  Zhang, Zhongge ^a   Saier, Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Directed mutation; Insertion sequence; Transposition regulation; Transposon

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL 2 PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN GLPR; PRTEIN GLPFK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84862931923     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: 16602412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333108     Document Type: Review

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