Mobile genetic elements

Parent category	5. Prophages and mobile genetic elements
Neighbouring categories	5.1. Prophages 5.2. Mobile genetic elements
Related categories	none
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Genes in this functional category

• conE
• immA
• immR
• int
• nicK
• pcrA
• phrI
• rapI
• xis
• yerB

Additional candidates (based on similarity)

• ydcP
• ydcQ
• yddB

Important publications

Additional publications: PubMed

Ana Babic, Melanie B Berkmen, Catherine A Lee, Alan D Grossman
Efficient gene transfer in bacterial cell chains.
mBio: 2011, 2(2);
[PubMed:21406598] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Elisabeth Grohmann
Conjugative transfer of the integrative and conjugative element ICEBs1 from Bacillus subtilis likely initiates at the donor cell pole.
J Bacteriol: 2010, 192(1);23-5
[PubMed:19854907] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)