Datta A R, Rosner J L
J Bacteriol. 1987 Feb;169(2):888-90. doi: 10.1128/jb.169.2.888-890.1987.
Substantially reduced frequencies of transposition for the transposons Tn5 and Tn9 and the insertion sequences IS1 and IS5 were observed in several rho mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 compared with those observed in their isogenic wild-type counterparts. The lower transposition frequencies could be due to decreased supercoiling of DNA, to altered expression of required genes, or to aberrant transcription of transposon or target DNA resulting from the lack of transcription termination at Rho-sensitive sites in rho mutants.
与同基因野生型大肠杆菌K-12相比,在几种rho突变体中观察到转座子Tn5和Tn9以及插入序列IS1和IS5的转座频率大幅降低。转座频率降低可能是由于DNA超螺旋减少、所需基因表达改变,或者是由于rho突变体中Rho敏感位点缺乏转录终止导致转座子或靶DNA转录异常。