oriTDB
The information of the oriT region
oriTDB accession number 100013
Name oriT_pCU1  experimental
Sequence Completeness intact
oriT length 268 nt
oriT sequence GTATTACCAAAGTAATAAAGCAAACTCATTATAAAACAATGAGTTATTAGGTGTTTTTAA TACCTAATTATTACCGAATATTGACGCTATTTATTTTTTTATTTTTTAAATCAGTGTGAT AGCGTGATTTATGCCGCTGCGTTAGGTGTATAGCAGGTTAAGGGATAAAAAATCATCTTT TTTGGTAGGAGCGATCTACGTAGGTTAAGGACTAACTGACTAAAAAGCGTTCAATATTCC GTATTCATGCTTGCATGAATACCAGTAC
IR (inverted repeat)IR1: [46-55] [59-68] nt  (ATTAGGTGTT..AATACCTAAT)
IR2: [107-113] [125-131] nt  (TAAATCA..TGATTTA)
IR3: [167-172] [178-183] nt  (AAAAAA..TTTTTT)
IR4: [241-250] [253-262] nt  (GTATTCATGC..GCATGAATAC)
Location of nic site [149-150] nt
Conserved sequence flanking the
  nic site
GGTGT|ATAGC
Note minimal oriT sequence
L:46-55;R:59-68;L:107-113;R:125-131;L:167-172;R:178-183;L:241-250;R:253-262;D:149-150
Visualization of oriT structure (The oriT was characterized experimentally)
1...5....10....15....20....25....30....35....40....45....50....55....60
1

GTATTACCAAAGTAATAAAGCAAACTCATTATAAAACAATGAGTTATTAGGTGTTTTTAA

61

TACCTAATTATTACCGAATATTGACGCTATTTATTTTTTTATTTTTTAAATCAGTGTGAT

121

AGCGTGATTTATGCCGCTGCGTTAGGTGTATAGCAGGTTAAGGGATAAAAAATCATCTTT

181

TTTGGTAGGAGCGATCTACGTAGGTTAAGGACTAACTGACTAAAAAGCGTTCAATATTCC

241

GTATTCATGCTTGCATGAATACCAGTAC

Reference
[1] Paterson ES et al (1999) Genetic analysis of the mobilization and leading regions of the IncN plasmids pKM101 and pCU1. J Bacteriol. 181(8):2572-83. [PMID:10198024]
[2] Paterson ES et al (1997) Localization of the nic site of IncN conjugative plasmid pCU1 through formation of a hybrid oriT. J Bacteriol. 179(18):5768-76. [PMID:9294433]