Excision of the En/Spm transposable element of Zea mays requires two element-encoded proteins

Monika Frey; Julio Reinecke; Sarah Grant; Heinz Saedler; Alfons Gierl

Excision of the En/Spm transposable element of Zea mays requires two element-encoded proteins

Monika Frey
, Julio Reinecke
, Sarah Grant
, Heinz Saedler
, Alfons Gierl

Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research

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Abstract

An excision assay system for En/Spm was developed in transgenic tobacco. The characteristics of excision and integration are similar to the natural system of Zea mays. In this transgenic model system two En/Spm encoded trans-acting functions, TNPA and TNPD, are required for excision. A biochemical model for transposition is proposed that might also be applicable to other transposable elements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4037-4044
Number of pages	8
Journal	EMBO Journal
Volume	9
Issue number	12
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Model of transposition
Mutator function
Transgenic tobacco

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