Insertion sequence
id:
insertion-sequence-218-562092
title:
Insertion sequence
text:
Insertion element is a short DNA sequence that acts as a simple transposable element. Insertion sequences have two major characteristics: they are small relative to other transposable elements and only code for proteins implicated in the transposition activity. These proteins are usually the transposase which catalyses the enzymatic reaction allowing the IS to move, and also one regulatory protein which either stimulates or inhibits the transposition activity. The coding region in an insertion s
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insertion_sequence
date created:
2006-01-12T00:30:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T07:03:41Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Composite_transposon.svg","width":625,"height":343}
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