Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | Coding
CDS
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Description
Xer C is activated by a septum-translocated FtsK at cell division. It pairs with XerD to make an activated complex which cleaves or inverts sequences at dif-sites, depending on dif-site directionality. See Edinburgh project 2007 for details.
It turns out that XerC overexpression is a very effective way of not getting any colonies on your agar-plates. Therefore the Edinburgh 2007 team never incorperated it into its final construct.
Notes
The coding XerC sequence contains none of the restriction sites used when biobricking.
Source
XerC is an innate E. coli K12 locus.