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RNA-guided transposon mechanics show use of figure-eight intermediate and direct-transfer route

IS110 transposons are a large, diverse family of bacterial insertion sequences (IS elements)—small, mobile DNA elements that can move from one genomic location to another. They have recently attracted broad interest due to the finding that some of these transposons use a bridge RNA (bRNA) to recogni...

RNA-guided transposon mechanics show use of figure-eight intermediate and direct-transfer route
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IS110 transposons are a large, diverse family of bacterial insertion sequences (IS elements)—small, mobile DNA elements that can move from one genomic location to another. They have recently attracted broad interest due to the finding that some of these transposons use a bridge RNA (bRNA) to recognize both donor DNA and target DNA.

Originally published at Phys.org

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