Tn5 was one of the first transposons to be identified (10). As a result of Tn5's early discovery and its simple macromolecular requirements for transposition, the Tn5 system has been a very productive tool for studying the molecular mechanism of DNA transposition. These studies are of broad value because they offer insights into DNA transposition in general, because DNA transposition is a useful model with which to understand other types of protein-DNA interactions such as retroviral DNA integration and the DNA cleavage events involved in immunoglobulin gene formation, and because Tn5-derived tools are useful adjuncts in genetic experimentation. Copyright © 2008 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.
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Reznikoff, W. S. (2008). Transposon Tn5. Annual Review of Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.genet.42.110807.091656
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