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CACTA_TIR_transposon

Term ID
SO:0002285
Synonyms
  • CACTA TIR transposon
  • CACTA transposon element
  • CACTC transposon
  • CMC-EnSpm transposon
  • dSpm transposon
  • DTC transposon
  • En transposon
  • En-Spm transposon
  • EnSpm transposon
  • Spm transposon
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Definition
This terminal inverted repeat of the CACTA family generate 3-bp target site duplication (TSD) upon insertion. CACTA elements do not have a significant preference for genic region insertions. This terminal inverted repeat (TIR) transposon superfamily is named CACTA because their terminal sequences are 'CACTA/G?C/TAGTG'. 26709091
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