Colloms, S. D. , Sykora, P., Szatmari, G. and Sherratt, D. J. (1990) Recombination at ColE1 cer requires the Escherichia coli xerC gene product, a member of the lambda integrase family of site-specific recombinases. Journal of Bacteriology, 172(12), pp. 6973-6980. (doi: 10.1128/jb.172.12.6973-6980.1990) (PMID:2254268) (PMCID:PMC210817)
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Abstract
Site-specific recombination at the plasmid ColE1 cer site requires the Escherichia coli chromosomal gene xerC. The xerC gene has been localized to the 85-min region of the E. coli chromosome, between cya and uvrD. The nucleotide sequences of the xerC gene and flanking regions have been determined. The xerC gene encodes a protein with a calculated molecular mass of 33.8 kDa. This protein has substantial sequence similarity to the lambda integrase family of site-specific recombinases and is probably the cer recombinase. The xerC gene is expressed as part of a multicistronic unit that includes the dapF gene and two other open reading frames.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Colloms, Dr Sean |
Authors: | Colloms, S. D., Sykora, P., Szatmari, G., and Sherratt, D. J. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Molecular Biosciences |
Journal Name: | Journal of Bacteriology |
Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
ISSN: | 0021-9193 |
ISSN (Online): | 1098-5530 |
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