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Nucleotide sequence of the T-DNA region encoding transcripts 6a and 6b of the pTiT37 nopaline Ti plasmid

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The nucleotide sequence of the T-DNA region encoding transcripts 6a and 6b of the pTiT37 nopaline Ti plasmid has been determined. Analysis of this sequence allowed us to find two open reading frames in opposite orientation and separated by 482 bp. Comparison with previous published nucleotide sequences of the homologous regions of the pTiAch5 and the pTi15955 octopine Ti plasmids reveals that the coding sequences as well as the 5′- and 3′ 3-untranslated regions of both genes are highly homologous.

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  1. F. A. Janssens Laboratory of Genetics, University of Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, B-3030, Heverlee, Belgium

    J. Vanderleyden, J. Desair, C. De Meirsman, K. Michiels & A. Van Gool

  2. Ciba-Geigy Biotechnology Group, Research Triangle Park, NC, U.S.A.

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Vanderleyden, J., Desair, J., De Meirsman, C. et al. Nucleotide sequence of the T-DNA region encoding transcripts 6a and 6b of the pTiT37 nopaline Ti plasmid. Plant Mol Biol 7, 33–41 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00020129

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