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DNA Insertion Elements

Known as: DNA Insertion Element, IS Element, IS 
A short DNA sequence found in prokaryotic and some eukaryotic genomes that encodes proteins involved in DNA transposition and is usually flanked by… 
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DNA Transposable ElementsInsertion Sequence ElementsSequence Insertiontransposition, DNA-mediated

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Genetic profile of pNOB8 from Sulfolobus: the first conjugative plasmid from an archaeon
Abstract The complete nucleotide sequence of the archaeal conjugative plasmid, pNOB8, from the Sulfolobus isolate NOB8-H2, was… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Insertion element IS1296 in Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony identifies a European clonal line distinct from African and Australian strains.
Strains of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony (SC) type, the agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Evaluation of Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test and PCR for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens
The Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test (AMTD) is a direct specimen assay for the identification of… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Distribution of insertion sequence IS200 in Salmonella and Shigella.
Two DNA probes for the detection of insertion sequence IS200 by either Southern blotting or colony hybridization were constructed… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cytochrome oxidase subunit II gene of rice has an insertion sequence within the intron.
We have isolated and sequenced the cytochrome oxidase subunit II gene from rice (Oryza sativa L. var Labelle). The overall… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Localization of a chemotactic domain in human thrombin.
The cyanogen bromide fragment CB67-129 of human prethrombin 1, corresponding to residues 54-116 of the thrombin B chain, is a… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
High-frequency spontaneous mutation in the bacterio-opsin gene in Halobacterium halobium is mediated by transposable elements.
We have recently characterized a transposable element, ISH1, which inactivates the bacterio-opsin (BO) gene in two purple… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
ISRm1: A Rhizobium meliloti insertion sequence that transposes preferentially into nitrogen fixation genes.
After transposon Tn5 mutagenesis, a high proportion of Rhizobium meliloti symbiotic mutants do not contain Tn5 insertions in… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Transformation of Bacillus thuringiensis protoplasts by plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid
A method has been developed to transform plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid into protoplasts of the insect pathogen Bacillus… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
DNA sequence at the integration sites of the insertion element IS1
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