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type Journal Article
authors Liu, L.; Whalen, W.; Das, A.; Berg, C. M.
title Rapid sequencing of cloned DNA using a transposon for bidirectional priming: sequence of the Escherichia coli K-12 avtA gene
journal Nucleic Acids Res
Activity 2.6.1.66
ui 88067768
year (1987)
volume 15
number 22
pages 9461-9.
 
keywords Amino Acid Sequence
abstract A new approach to determining the sequence of cloned DNA is described. Unique regions near each end of the transposable element gamma-delta provide a pair of "portable" primer-specific sites for bidirectional sequencing by the dideoxy chain termination method. A set of gamma- delta insertions positioned about 200 bp apart over the entire cloned DNA allowed us to determine the sequence of both strands in a single parental plasmid without subcloning. The avtA (alanine-valine transaminase) gene of E. coli K-12 was sequenced by this approach. Surprisingly, gamma-delta insertions downstream of the coding region were found to significantly reduce avtA expression. We suggest that these nondisruptive insertions probably change the DNA topology and thereby alter gene expression.
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