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Journal of Bacteriology, November 2002, p. 5833-5841, Vol. 184, No. 21
0021-9193/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.21.5833-5841.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Escherichia coli Insertion Sequence IS150: Transposition via Circular and Linear Intermediates

Markus Haas and Bodo Rak*

Institut für Biologie III, Universität, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany

Received 16 May 2002/ Accepted 1 August 2002

IS150, a member of the widespread IS3 family, contains two consecutive out-of-phase open reading frames, orfA and orfB, that partially overlap. These open reading frames encode three proteins, InsA, InsB, and the InsAB protein, which is jointly encoded by both open reading frames by means of programmed translational frameshifting. We demonstrate that the InsAB protein represents the IS150 element's transposase. In vivo, the wild-type IS150 element generates circular excision products and linear IS150 molecules. Circular and linear species have previously been detected with mutant derivatives of other members of the IS3 family. Our finding supports the assumption that these products represent true transposition intermediates of members of this family. Analysis of the molecular nature of these two species suggested that the circular forms are precursors of the linear molecules. Elimination of InsA synthesis within the otherwise intact element led to accumulation of large amounts of the linear species, indicating that the primary role of InsA may be to prevent abortive production of the linear species and to couple generation of these species to productive insertion events.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institut für Biologie III, Universität, Schänzlestr. 1, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany. Phone: 49-761-203-2729. Fax: 49-761-203-2769. E-mail: bodo.rak{at}biologie.uni-freiburg.de.

Journal of Bacteriology, November 2002, p. 5833-5841, Vol. 184, No. 21
0021-9193/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.21.5833-5841.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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