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- Title
Identification and characterization of repetitive extragenic palindromes (REP)-associated tyrosine transposases: implications for REP evolution and dynamics in bacterial genomes.
- Authors
Nunvar, Jaroslav; Huckova, Tereza; Licha, Irena
- Abstract
Bacterial repetitive extragenic palindromes (REPs) compose a distinct group of genomic repeats. They usually occur in high abundance (>100 copies/genome) and are often arranged in composite repetitive structures - bacterial interspersed mosaic elements (BIMEs). In BIMEs, regularly spaced REPs are present in alternating orientations. BIMEs and REPs have been shown to serve as binding sites for several proteins and suggested to play role in chromosome organization and transcription termination. Their origins are, at present, unknown.
- Publication
BMC genomics, 2010, Vol 11, p44
- ISSN
1471-2164
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2164-11-44