PMID:21441507
| Citation |
Salguero, I, Guarino, E and Guzmán, EC (2011) RecA-dependent replication in the nrdA101(Ts) mutant of Escherichia coli under restrictive conditions. J. Bacteriol. 193:2851-60 |
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| Abstract |
Cells carrying the thermosensitive nrdA101 allele are able to replicate entire chromosomes at 42°C when new DNA initiation events are inhibited. We investigated the role of the recombination enzymes on the progression of the DNA replication forks in the nrdA101 mutant at 42°C in the presence of rifampin. Using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), we demonstrated that the replication forks stalled and reversed during the replication progression under this restrictive condition. DNA labeling and flow cytometry experiments supported this finding as the deleterious effects found in the RecB-deficient background were suppressed specifically by the absence of RuvABC; however, this did not occur in a RecG-deficient background. Furthermore, we show that the RecA protein is absolutely required for DNA replication in the nrdA101 mutant at restrictive temperature when the replication forks are reversed. The detrimental effect of the recA deletion is not related to the chromosomal degradation caused by the absence of RecA. The inhibition of DNA replication observed in the nrdA101 recA mutant at 42°C in the presence of rifampin was reverted by the presence of the wild-type RecA protein expressed ectopically but only partially suppressed by the RecA protein with an S25P mutation [RecA(S25P)], deficient in the rescue of the stalled replication forks. We propose that RecA is required to maintain the integrity of the reversed forks in the nrdA101 mutant under certain restrictive conditions, supporting the relationship between DNA replication and recombination enzymes through the stabilization and repair of the stalled replication forks. |
| Links |
PubMed PMC3133137 Online version:10.1128/JB.00109-11 |
| Keywords |
Anti-Bacterial Agents/metabolism; DNA Replication; DNA, Bacterial/biosynthesis; Escherichia coli/growth & development; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Escherichia coli/physiology; Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism; Gene Deletion; Genetic Complementation Test; Hot Temperature; Mutant Proteins/genetics; Mutant Proteins/metabolism; Rec A Recombinases/genetics; Rec A Recombinases/metabolism; Ribonucleoside Diphosphate Reductase/genetics; Ribonucleoside Diphosphate Reductase/metabolism; Rifampin/metabolism |
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