IS-linked movement of a restriction-modification system.

Potential mobility of restriction-modification systems has been suggested by evolutionary/bioinformatic analysis of prokaryotic genomes. Here we demonstrate in vivo movement of a restriction-modification system within a genome under a laboratory condition. After blocking replication of a temperature...

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Main Authors: Noriko Takahashi, Seishi Ohashi, Marat R Sadykov, Yoko Mizutani-Ui, Ichizo Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3031569?pdf=render