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IS6110 (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)

This basic part is the coding sequence of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) IS6110 gene. IS6110 is an insertion element found exclusively within the members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), and because of this exclusivity, it has become an important diagnostic tool in the identification of MTBC species. The restriction of IS6110 to the MTBC is hypothesized to arise from the inability of these bacteria to exchange DNA. The gene IS6110 encodes for proteins responsible for the transposition activity that occurs naturally in a wide variety of organisms. IS6110 is scattered four to 25 times throughout the MTB genome.

For these reasons, IS6110 is commonly used as a DNA biomarker for the detection of MTB.

However, for safety reasons regarding the transposase that IS6110 produced naturally, we cloned only a fragment of this part into E. coli. That is prevented because the promoter-like sequence that exists in the 5' end of the part is absent in our cloned fragment, and thus transcription/translation is unable to occur. This aims to avoid the transposition of sequences of GM strains to wild type ones outside the laboratory, ensuring the highest level of biosafety.

Sequence and Features