MicrobiologyNaturePeer-reviewed
Intragenic DNA inversions expand bacterial coding capacity
R. B. Chanin, P. T. West, R. M. Park…·A. S. Bhatt
The paper identifies intragenic DNA inversions in prokaryotes using long-read sequencing, showing they allow genes to encode multiple protein versions without increasing genome size.
DOI 10.1038/s41586-024-07970-4