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Genetics, Vol 121, 423-431, Copyright © 1989
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IS103, a New Insertion Element in Escherichia coli: Characterization and Distribution in Natural Populations
B. G. Hall, L. L. Parker, P. W. Betts, R. F. DuBose, S. A. Sawyer and D. L. Hartl
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3044
IS103 is a previously unknown insertion sequence found in Escherichia coli K12. We have sequenced IS103 and find that it is a 1441-bp element that consists of a 1395-bp core flanked by imperfect 23-bp inverted repeats. IS103 causes a 6-bp duplication of the target sequence into which it inserts. There is a single copy of IS103 present in wild-type E. coli K12 strain HfrC. In strain ({chi})342 and its descendents there are two additional copies, one of which is located within the bglF gene. IS103 is capable of excising from within bglF and restoring function of that gene. IS103 exhibits 44% sequence identity with IS3, suggesting that the two insertion sequences are probably derived from a common ancestor. We have examined the distribution of IS103 in the chromosomes and plasmids of the ECOR collection of natural isolates of E. coli. IS103 is found in 36 of the 71 strains examined, and it strongly tends to inhabit plasmids rather than chromosomes. Comparison of the observed distribution of IS103 with distributions predicted by nine different models for the regulation of transposition according to copy number and of the effects of copy number on fitness suggest that transposition of IS103 is strongly regulated and that it has only minor effects on fitness. The strong clustering of IS103 within one phylogenetic subgroup of the E. coli population despite its presence on plasmids suggests that plasmids tend to remain within closely related strains and that transfer to distantly related strains is inhibited.
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