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. 1980 May 10;8(9):1933-45.
doi: 10.1093/nar/8.9.1933.

Nucleotide sequences at the ends of the mercury resistance transposon, Tn501

N L Brown, C L Choi, J Grinsted, M H Richmond, P R Whitehead
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Nucleotide sequences at the ends of the mercury resistance transposon, Tn501

N L Brown et al. Nucleic Acids Res. .
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Abstract

The nucleotide sequences at the ends of the mercury-resistance transposon, Tn501, have been determined. The terminal sequences are inverted repeated sequences 38 nucleotide pairs in length, which differ in 3 nucleotide pairs. The transposon is flanked by directly repeated sequences of 5 nucleotide pairs, originating from a single pentanucleotide sequence in the recipient replicon. There is no obvious homology between recipient replicons at the site of insertion of the transposon. The structures of the ends of Tn501 are compared with those of other transposons and insertion sequences. The use of Tn501 to locate an EcoRI site within a genetically defined sequence of interest is discussed.

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