IS982 and kin: new insights into an old IS family

Abstract Insertion sequences (IS) are ubiquitous transposable elements with a very simple organization: two inverted repeats flanking a transposase coding gene. IS982 is one of 26 insertion sequence families known so far. With 70 registered members in the ISFinder database, this family remains somew...

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Main Authors: Nancy Fayad, Mireille Kallassy Awad, Jacques Mahillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Mobile DNA
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-020-00221-z