Mobile genetic elements

Parent category	5. Prophages and mobile genetic elements
Neighbouring categories	5.1. Prophages 5.2. Mobile genetic elements
Related categories	none
Overview on the categories (Excel file) All genes and their categories (Excel file)

Genes in this functional category

ICEBs1

• conB
• conC
• conD
• conE
• conG
• conQ
• cwlT
• helP
• immA
• immR
• int
• nicK
• phrI
• rapI
• xis
• ydzL
• ydcO
• ydcS
• ydcT
• yddA
• yddF
• yddI
• yddJ
• yddK
• yddM

Additional genes

• pcrA
• yerB

Important publications

Jennifer M Auchtung, Naira Aleksanyan, Artemisa Bulku, Melanie B Berkmen
Biology of ICEBs1, an integrative and conjugative element in Bacillus subtilis.
Plasmid: 2016, 86;14-25
[PubMed:27381852] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Christopher M Johnson, Alan D Grossman
The Composition of the Cell Envelope Affects Conjugation in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2016, 198(8);1241-9
[PubMed:26833415] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Laurel D Wright, Christopher M Johnson, Alan D Grossman
Identification of a Single Strand Origin of Replication in the Integrative and Conjugative Element ICEBs1 of Bacillus subtilis.
PLoS Genet: 2015, 11(10);e1005556
[PubMed:26440206] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Nicolas Carraro, Vincent Burrus
Biology of Three ICE Families: SXT/R391, ICEBs1, and ICESt1/ICESt3.
Microbiol Spectr: 2014, 2(6);
[PubMed:26104437] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Cori T Leonetti, Matt A Hamada, Stephanie J Laurer, Matthew P Broulidakis, Kyle J Swerdlow, Catherine A Lee, Alan D Grossman, Melanie B Berkmen
Critical Components of the Conjugation Machinery of the Integrative and Conjugative Element ICEBs1 of Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2015, 197(15);2558-67
[PubMed:26013486] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Praveen K Singh, Wilfried J J Meijer
Diverse regulatory circuits for transfer of conjugative elements.
FEMS Microbiol Lett: 2014, 358(2);119-28
[PubMed:24995588] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Kayla L Menard, Alan D Grossman
Selective pressures to maintain attachment site specificity of integrative and conjugative elements.
PLoS Genet: 2013, 9(7);e1003623
[PubMed:23874222] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Jacob Thomas, Catherine A Lee, Alan D Grossman
A conserved helicase processivity factor is needed for conjugation and replication of an integrative and conjugative element.
PLoS Genet: 2013, 9(1);e1003198
[PubMed:23326247] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Catherine A Lee, Jacob Thomas, Alan D Grossman
The Bacillus subtilis conjugative transposon ICEBs1 mobilizes plasmids lacking dedicated mobilization functions.
J Bacteriol: 2012, 194(12);3165-72
[PubMed:22505685] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ana Babic, Melanie B Berkmen, Catherine A Lee, Alan D Grossman
Efficient gene transfer in bacterial cell chains.
mBio: 2011, 2(2);
[PubMed:21406598] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Sandy Thao, Jorge C Escalante-Semerena
Control of protein function by reversible Nɛ-lysine acetylation in bacteria.
Curr Opin Microbiol: 2011, 14(2);200-4
[PubMed:21239213] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Elisabeth Grohmann
Conjugative transfer of the integrative and conjugative element ICEBs1 from Bacillus subtilis likely initiates at the donor cell pole.
J Bacteriol: 2010, 192(1);23-5
[PubMed:19854907] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)