ABSTRACT The transposon MTnSag1 from Streptococcus agalactiae carried an IS 1-like
transposase gene and the lnu (C) gene, which encoded a lincosamide …

Aims: The tet (X) gene has previously been found in obligate anaerobic Bacteroides spp.,
which is curious because tet (X) encodes for a NADP‐dependent monooxygenase that …

A transposable element (TE) is a mobile sequence present in the genome of an organism.
TEs can cause lethal mutations by inserting into essential, genes, promoting deletions or …

Like other transposons of the Tn3 family, Tn4430 exhibits target immunity, a process that
prevents multiple insertions of the transposon into the same DNA molecule. Immunity is …

The element IS50 encodes all Tn5 functions required for transposition and all regulatory
mechanisms. Bacterial transposon Tn5 encodes two proteins, transposase and the …

We report that the bacterial transposon Tn7 selects targets by recognizing features
associated with DNA replication using the transposon-encoded DNA-binding protein TnsE …

Conjugation is one mechanism for intra-and inter-species horizontal gene transfer among
bacteria. Conjugative elements have been instrumental in many bacterial species to face the …

Transposable elements (TEs) constitute a substantial fraction of the eukaryotic genome and,
as a result, have a complex relationship with their host that is both adversarial and …

Gene translocations play an important role in the plasticity and evolution of bacterial
genomes. In this study, we investigated the impact on gene regulation of three genome …

Bacteria contain a large number of transposable elements that can be categorized in four
major groups according to their mechanisms of transposition. These are: class I: insertion …