Transposon-like Correia elements: structure, distribution and genetic exchange between pathogenic Neisseria sp.

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Correia elements are a prominent feature of all four Neisseria genome sequences. We report an in silico analysis of the structure and genomic distribution of these elements and some preliminary biochemical data. Correia elements fall into four major families, distinguished by a 50 bp internal deletion and five point mutations. The elements resemble a transposon with 25 bp inverted repeats and a TA duplication at the target site. Within the element there is a functional integration host factor...

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Authors: Buisine, N; Tang, C; Chalmers, R

• Journal: FEBS letters
• Volume: 522
• Issue: 1-3
• Pages: 52-58
• Publication date: 2002-07-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)02882-x
• EISSN: 1873-3468
• ISSN: 0014-5793
• Language: English
• Keywords: Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; Molecular Sequence Data; DNA, Bacterial; Neisseria meningitidis; Genome, Bacterial; Binding Sites; Integration Host Factors; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Bacterial Proteins; Terminal Repeat Sequences; Promoter Regions, Genetic; DNA Transposable Elements; DNA-Binding Proteins; Gene Transfer, Horizontal; Base Sequence