oriTDB
The information of the oriT region
oriTDB accession number 100179
Name oriT_pC221  insolico
Sequence Completeness core
oriT length 53 nt
oriT sequence GGGTATGGGATATAATCCCATCAAGCCGGTATATTCAGAACGAAGTGGCTAGAATATACA ACGCTTGCCAAACCACA
IR (inverted repeat)[12-19] [35-42] nt  (GTATATTC..GAATATAC)
Location of nic site [50-51] nt
Conserved sequence flanking the
  nic site
CGCTTG|CCA
Note _
L:12-19;R:35-42;D:50-51
Visualization of oriT structure
1...5....10....15....20....25....30....35....40....45....50....55....60
1

GGGTATGGGATATAATCCCATCAAGCCGGTATATTCAGAACGAAGTGGCTAGAATATACA

61

ACGCTTGCCAAACCACA

Reference
[1] Caryl JA et al (2006) Investigating the basis of substrate recognition in the pC221 relaxosome. Mol Microbiol . 60(5):1302-18. [PMID:16689804]
[2] Varsaki A et al (2009) Analysis of ColE1 MbeC unveils an extended ribbon-helix-helix family of nicking accessory proteins. J Bacteriol. 191(5):1446-55. [PMID:19114496]