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The first two bases within the overlap region are a conserved GC dinucleotide that provide the only sequence identity between the two substrates. I used complementary DNA oligonucleotides to invert the overlap region 180 degrees to relocate the GC dinucleotide to the bottom strand adjacent to the B’ core site of attB. I tested the inverted overlap attB site in an in vitro integration assay with wild-type attDOT and showed that integration still occurs, albeit in the opposite orientation relative to the wild type reaction. I used nicked attB substrates to show that initial cleavage of the inverted overlap attB substrate takes place on the bottom strand adjacent to the B’ core site, suggesting that the location of sequence identity within the overlap determines the site of initial cleavage. 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I tested the inverted overlap attB site in an in vitro integration assay with wild-type attDOT and showed that integration still occurs, albeit in the opposite orientation relative to the wild type reaction. I used nicked attB substrates to show that initial cleavage of the inverted overlap attB substrate takes place on the bottom strand adjacent to the B’ core site, suggesting that the location of sequence identity within the overlap determines the site of initial cleavage. 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