Integron Integrases

Integrons are found in nucleic acid; plasmids, chromosomes, and transposons. They work as a system that leads to gene capturing; by wich they can incorporate, express, and disseminate pieces of DNA. This pieces of DNA could encode genes for antibiotic resistance, but not all.   Also, integrons cotain integrases; that are enzymes that enable its genetic material to be integrated into the DNA of the infected cell. 

                                                          

~ by Agnes Acevedo-Canabal on March 25, 2008.