The sre gene (ORF469) encodes a site-specific recombinase responsible for integration of the R4 phage genome.
Matsuura M, Noguchi T, Yamaguchi D, Aida T, Asayama M, Takahashi H, Shirai M.
Matsuura M, et al. Among authors: asayama m.
J Bacteriol. 1996 Jun;178(11):3374-6. doi: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3374-3376.1996.
J Bacteriol. 1996.
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Insertional gene disruption of sre prevented a lysogen from entering the lytic cycle, implying that Sre protein is a site-specific recombinase needed for excision of the R4 prophage genome (M. Matsuura, T. Noguchi, T. Aida, M. Asayama, H. Takahashi, and M …
Insertional gene disruption of sre prevented a lysogen from entering the lytic cycle, implying that Sre protein is a site-specific recombina …