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Table 1 The homing endonucleases of phage T4

From: Mobile DNA elements in T4 and related phages

Endonuclease

Intron encoded or free-standing

Active

Family

Insertion Site

Target Gene

Reference

I-TevI

Intron

Yes

GIY-YIG

td

td

[14, 28]

I-TevII

Intron

Yes

GIY-YIG

nrdD

nrdD

[7]

I-TevIII

Intron

Yes (RB3)

HNH

nrdB

nrdB

[19, 20]

mobA

Free-standing

ND

HNH

60.1/39

39

D. Shub pers. comm..

mobB

Free-standing

ND

HNH

α-gt/α-gt.2

unknown

 

mobC

Free-standing

ND

HNH

nrdG/nrdD

unknown

 

mobD

Free-standing

ND

HNH

nrdC.11/mobD.1

unknown

 

mobE

Free-standing

Yes

HNH

nrdB/nrdA

nrdB

[41, 42]

segA

Free-standing

Yes

GIY-YIG

uvsX/β-gt

uvsX

[34]

segB

Free-standing

Yes

GIY-YIG

tRNA-Arg/tRNA-Ile

tRNA intergenic region

[38]

segC

Free-standing

Yes

GIY-YIG

5.1/5.3

of 5.1 and 5.3

[37]

segD

Free-standing

ND

GIY-YIG

23/24

unknown

 

segE

Free-standing

Yes

GIY-YIG

inh/uvsW

uvsW

[36]

segF

Free-standing

Yes

GIY-YIG

soc/56

56

[35]

segG

Free-standing

Yes

GIY-YIG

32/59

32

[39]