PMID:11690638
| Citation |
Morigen, , Boye, E, Skarstad, K and Løbner-Olesen, A (2001) Regulation of chromosomal replication by DnaA protein availability in Escherichia coli: effects of the datA region. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1521:73-80 |
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| Abstract |
Initiation of chromosomal replication in Escherichia coli is dependent on availability of the initiator protein DnaA. We have introduced into E. coli cells plasmids carrying the chromosomal locus datA, which has a high affinity for DnaA. To be able to monitor oriC initiation as a function of datA copy number, we introduced a minichromosome which only replicates from oriC, using a host cell which replicates its chromosome independently of oriC. Our data show that a moderate increase in datA copy number is accompanied by increased DnaA protein synthesis that allows oriC initiation to occur normally, as measured by minichromosome copy number. As datA gene dosage is increased dnaA expression cannot be further derepressed, and the minichromosome copy number is dramatically reduced. Under these conditions the minichromosome was maintained by integration into the chromosome. These findings suggest that the datA locus plays a significant role in regulating oriC initiation, by its capacity to bind DnaA. They also suggest that auto regulation of the dnaA gene is of minor importance in regulation of chromosome initiation. |
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Bacterial Proteins/chemistry; Bacterial Proteins/genetics; Bacterial Proteins/physiology; Chromosomes, Bacterial/physiology; DNA Replication; DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry; DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics; DNA-Binding Proteins/physiology; Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli/growth & development; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Plasmids |
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