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Transposition protein of Tn3: identification and characterisation of an essential represser-controlled gene product

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Fusions that bring lac gene expression under the control of transcriptional and translational signals within the Tn3 element have been used to identify and characterise a Tn3-encoded ‘transposase’ (Tnp) peptide of MW 100,000 essential f or transposition. The gene specifying this product is regulated by the Tn3 repressor protein and is part of a bidirectional genetic unit that includes the repressor gene.

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    Joany Chou, Peggy G. Lemaux, Malcolm J. Casadaban & Stanley N. Cohen

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Chou, J., Lemaux, P., Casadaban, M. et al. Transposition protein of Tn3: identification and characterisation of an essential represser-controlled gene product. Nature 282, 801–806 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/282801a0

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