Integrative and conjugative elements: mosaic mobile genetic elements enabling dynamic lateral gene flow
RAF Wozniak, MK Waldor - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are a diverse group of mobile genetic elements
found in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. These elements primarily reside in …
found in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. These elements primarily reside in …
Conjugative plasmid transfer in gram-positive bacteria
Conjugative transfer of bacterial plasmids is the most efficient way of horizontal gene
spread, and it is therefore considered one of the major reasons for the increase in the …
spread, and it is therefore considered one of the major reasons for the increase in the …
Subdivision of the Helix-Turn-Helix GntR Family of Bacterial Regulators in the FadR, HutC, MocR, and YtrA Subfamilies∗
S Rigali, A Derouaux, F Giannotta, J Dusart - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
Haydon and Guest (Haydon, D. J, and Guest, JR (1991) FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 63, 291–295)
first described the helix-turn-helix GntR family of bacterial regulators. They presented them …
first described the helix-turn-helix GntR family of bacterial regulators. They presented them …
An overview on transcriptional regulators in Streptomyces
A Romero-Rodríguez, I Robledo-Casados… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Streptomyces are Gram-positive microorganisms able to adapt and respond to different
environmental conditions. It is the largest genus of Actinobacteria comprising over 900 …
environmental conditions. It is the largest genus of Actinobacteria comprising over 900 …
A unique gene cluster for the utilization of the mucosal and human milk‐associated glycans galacto‐N‐biose and lacto‐N‐biose in Lactobacillus casei
The probiotic L actobacillus casei catabolizes galacto‐N‐biose (GNB) and lacto‐N‐biose
(LNB) by using a transport system and metabolic routes different from those of B …
(LNB) by using a transport system and metabolic routes different from those of B …
The integrative element pSAM2 from Streptomyces: kinetics and mode of conjugal transfer
C Possoz, C Ribard, J Gagnat… - Molecular …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
pSAM2 is an 11 kb integrative element from Streptomyces ambofaciens that is capable of
conjugal transfer. A system based on differential DNA modification by SalI methyltransferase …
conjugal transfer. A system based on differential DNA modification by SalI methyltransferase …
Actinomycete integrative and conjugative elements
EM Te Poele, H Bolhuis, L Dijkhuizen - Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2008 - Springer
This paper reviews current knowledge on actinomycete integrative and conjugative
elements (AICEs). The best characterised AICEs, pSAM2 of Streptomyces ambofaciens …
elements (AICEs). The best characterised AICEs, pSAM2 of Streptomyces ambofaciens …
Conjugative Transfer of the Integrative Conjugative Elements ICESt1 and ICESt3 from Streptococcus thermophilus
Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs), also called conjugative transposons, are
genomic islands that excise, self-transfer by conjugation, and integrate in the genome of the …
genomic islands that excise, self-transfer by conjugation, and integrate in the genome of the …
PlmA, a New Member of the GntR Family, Has Plasmid Maintenance Functions in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120
ABSTRACT The filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena (Nostoc) sp. strain PCC 7120
maintains a genome that is divided into a 6.4-Mb chromosome, three large plasmids of more …
maintains a genome that is divided into a 6.4-Mb chromosome, three large plasmids of more …
Uncovering the prevalence and diversity of integrating conjugative elements in actinobacteria
MG Ghinet, E Bordeleau, J Beaudin, R Brzezinski… - PLoS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Horizontal gene transfer greatly facilitates rapid genetic adaptation of bacteria to shifts in
environmental conditions and colonization of new niches by allowing one-step acquisition of …
environmental conditions and colonization of new niches by allowing one-step acquisition of …