PMID:3857601
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Chattoraj, DK, Snyder, KM and Abeles, AL (1985) P1 plasmid replication: multiple functions of RepA protein at the origin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 82:2588-92 |
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| Abstract |
Replication functions of a bacteriophage P1 miniplasmid are carried on a 1.2-kilobase pair (kb) segment that can be subdivided into a 245-base pair (bp) replication origin and a 959-bp region that encodes a protein required for replication (RepA). The origin region contains five 19-bp direct repeats. By using primer extension and gene-fusion assays, we mapped the promoter of the repA gene within the repeated sequences and showed that the promoter is repressed by RepA. Regulation of RepA synthesis is apparently achieved by the binding of RepA to the repeat sequences. This regulation might be a key step in the replication-control circuit, as we found that overproduction of RepA (from a foreign promoter) inhibits replication. Thus, in addition to being an autoregulated activator of replication, the protein also can have a negative regulatory role. |
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Bacteriophages/genetics; Bacteriophages/metabolism; Chromosome Mapping; DNA Helicases; DNA Replication; DNA, Viral/genetics; DNA-Binding Proteins; Homeostasis; Operon; Plasmids; Proteins; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; Replicon; Trans-Activators; Viral Proteins/genetics; Viral Proteins/metabolism |
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