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== Function ==
== Function ==


'''Transposases''' bind to the ends of a transposon and catalyze its movement to another part of the genome by a cut-and-paste mechanism.  Transposase contains a DDE motif in its active site enabling it to coordinate the binding of divalent metal ions.  The metal ions affect transposase reactivity.   
'''Transposases''' bind to the ends of a transposon and catalyze its movement to another part of the genome by a cut-and-paste mechanism.  Transposase contains a DDE motif in its active site enabling it to coordinate the binding of divalent metal ions.  The metal ions affect transposase reactivity.  <br />
'''Mu transposase''' (MuA) is essential for integration, replication-transposition and excision of bacteriophage Mu DNA into multiple sites of bacterial genome.  Mu transposition occurs within the transposome which is a protein-DNA complex which includes 4 subunits of MuA.
*'''Mu transposase''' (MuA) is essential for integration, replication-transposition and excision of bacteriophage Mu DNA into multiple sites of bacterial genome.  Mu transposition occurs within the transposome which is a protein-DNA complex which includes 4 subunits of MuA.<br />
*'''Hermes transposase''' is a fly protein.<br />
* '''Dra2 transposase''' is a ''Deinococcus radiodurans'' protein<br />
*'''Tn5 transposase''' active site contains the DDE motif which catalyzes the movement of the transposon<br />
*'''Mos1 transposase''' mediates the movement of Mos1 transposon<br />
*'''Tc3 transposase''' mediates the movement of Tc3 transposon in ''C. elegans''<br />


== Disease ==
== Disease ==

Revision as of 11:04, 15 December 2014

Structure of Mu transposase complex with DNA (PDB code 4fcy).

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3D structures of transposase

Updated on 15-December-2014

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