Abstract
Group II introns are large catalytic RNAs and mobile retroelements that encode a reverse transcriptase. Here, we provide methods for their identification in bacterial genomes and further analysis of their splicing and mobility capacities.
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This work was supported by research grants CSD 2009-0006 from the Consolider-Ingenio program, and BIO2011-24401 from the currently Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, including ERDF (European Regional Development Funds).
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Toro, N., Molina-Sánchez, M.D., Nisa-Martínez, R., Martínez-Abarca, F., García-Rodríguez, F.M. (2016). Bacterial Group II Introns: Identification and Mobility Assay. In: Garcia-Pérez, J. (eds) Transposons and Retrotransposons. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1400. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3372-3_2
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