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tnpM: a novel regulatory gene that enhances Tn21 transposition and suppresses cointegrate resolution
Abstract:
We have identified a new gene, tnpM, in Tn21 that encodes the 12.6 kilodalton modulator protein. The Tn21 modulator enhances Tn21 transposition and suppresses resolution of cointegrate replicons in vivo. A putative binding site may be located in the N-terminal portion of the TnpR (resolvase) structural gene sequences. Tn501 transposition and cointegrate resolution can be regulated by the subcloned tnpM gene of Tn21 in trans-complementation experiments. Examination of the Tn501 DNA sequence also reveals a potential tnpM coding sequence upstream of the Tn501 resolvase gene. We conclude that Tn21 and Tn501 are different from Tn3 and Tn1000 both in genome organization and in regulation of transposition functions.
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