1999
In vitro transposition of Tn552: A tool for DNA sequencing and mutagenesis
Griffin T, Leschziner A, Grindley N, Parsons L, DeVost J, Derbyshire K. In vitro transposition of Tn552: A tool for DNA sequencing and mutagenesis. Nucleic Acids Research 1999, 27: 3859-3865. PMID: 10481025, PMCID: PMC148649, DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.19.3859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA sequencingTarget DNAEntire operonInsertion mutantsGene clusterGenetic toolsNucleotide sequenceSequence specificityUnique sequencesMolecular biologyTransposition reactionNovel transposonTransposonSequencingComprehensive collectionDNAArsenal of toolsSequenceOperonGenomicsMutantsCosmidsMutagenesisKbBiology
1990
Role of instability in the cis action of the insertion sequence IS903 transposase.
Derbyshire K, Kramer M, Grindley N. Role of instability in the cis action of the insertion sequence IS903 transposase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 4048-4052. PMID: 2161528, PMCID: PMC54044, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.11.4048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-binding proteinsCis actionCis-acting proteinsKilobase of DNAInsertion sequenceGalactosidase fusion proteinWild-type transposaseProtease-deficient strainSite of synthesisLon geneBacterial insertion sequencesUnstable proteinTransposase geneFusion proteinTrans actionTransposaseEscherichia coliProteinDefective transposonTransposonGenes
1984
Mutants of the γδ resolvase: A genetic analysis of the recombination function
Newman B, Grindley N. Mutants of the γδ resolvase: A genetic analysis of the recombination function. Cell 1984, 38: 463-469. PMID: 6088082, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(84)90501-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid amino-terminal domainAmino-terminal domainDifferent amino acid substitutionsSite-specific recombinationGamma delta transposonAmino acid substitutionsRecombination functionsTransposon genesIndependent mutantsCatalytic domainRelated recombinasesGenetic analysisDistinct residuesΓδ resolvaseMutantsAcid substitutionsResolvaseRegulatory propertiesCrossover sitesAmino acidsResolvase proteinCointegrate resolutionRecombinasesTransposonGenes
1981
Transposon-mediated site-specific recombination in vitro: DNA cleavage and protein-DNA linkage at the recombination site
Reed R, Grindley N. Transposon-mediated site-specific recombination in vitro: DNA cleavage and protein-DNA linkage at the recombination site. Cell 1981, 25: 721-728. PMID: 6269756, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(81)90179-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite-specific recombinationTransposable element gamma deltaDNA cleavageTnpR genePalindromic sequence 5'Intercistronic regionSequence 5DNA moleculesResolution siteResolvaseSame substrate moleculeRecombination sitesAbsence of Mg2Substrate moleculesGenesSame repliconRecombinationDNACleavageTransposonRes sitesSites