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Mechanism of integration and excision in conjugative transposons
P Mullany1, A P Roberts, H Wang
1Department of Microbiology, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, University of London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom. p.Mullany@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS
|February 6, 2003
Abstract:
Translocation of conjugative transposons proceeds via excision of the element to generate a circular molecule that can then integrate into a new site, which can be in the same or a different cell. This review summarises some of the different mechanisms used for excision and integration of conjugative transposons.