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J Bacteriol. 1985 May; 162(2): 535-542

Repeated sequences similar to insertion elements clustered around the nif region of the Rhizobium japonicum genome.

ABSTRACT

Two different repeated sequences (RSs) were discovered in the Rhizobium japonicum genome: RSRj alpha is 1126 base pairs long and is repeated 12 times; RSRj beta is approximately 950 base pairs long and is repeated at least 6 times. Their arrangement in root nodule bacteroid DNA is the same as in DNA from bacteria grown in culture. Deletion analysis showed that many copies of alpha and beta are clustered around the nitrogenase genes nifDK and nifH, or, in general, they are found within a genomic region harboring genes that are nonessential for growth. One copy each of alpha and beta are located upstream of nifDK and are adjacent to each other. Neither of them, however, is involved in the expression of nifDK. Nucleotide sequence analysis of three copies of RS alpha revealed many characteristics of procaryotic insertion sequence elements: potential inverted repeats at their ends, potential target site duplication, and large open reading frames. Despite this, their genomic positions appear to be stable. One possible function of these RSs is in deletion formation probably via recombination between them.

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