PMID:9724655
| Citation |
Lu, YB, Datta, HJ and Bastia, D (1998) Mechanistic studies of initiator-initiator interaction and replication initiation. EMBO J. 17:5192-200 |
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| Abstract |
Unlike the chromosome of Escherichia coli that needs only one replication initiator protein (origin recognition protein) called DnaA, many plasmid replicons require dual initiators: host-encoded DnaA and a plasmid-encoded origin recognition protein, which is believed to be the major determinant of replication control. Hitherto, the relative mechanistic roles of dual initiators in DNA replication were unclear. Here, we present the first evidence that DnaA communicates with the plasmid-encoded pi initiator of R6K and contacts the latter at a specific N-terminal region. Without this specific contact, productive unwinding of plasmid ori gamma and replication is abrogated. The results also show that DnaA performs different roles in host and plasmid replication as revealed by the finding that the ATP-activated form of DnaA, while indispensable for oriC replication, was not required for R6K replication. We have analyzed the accessory role of the DNA bending protein, integration host factor (IHF), in promoting initiator-origin interaction and have found that IHF significantly enhances the binding of DnaA to its cognate site. Collectively, the results further advance our understanding of replication initiation. |
| Links |
PubMed PMC1170847 Online version:10.1093/emboj/17.17.5192 |
| Keywords |
Bacterial Proteins/metabolism; Base Sequence; DNA Helicases/genetics; DNA Helicases/metabolism; DNA Replication; DNA, Bacterial/biosynthesis; DNA, Single-Stranded/metabolism; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism; Escherichia coli/genetics; Integration Host Factors; Models, Genetic; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis; Nucleic Acid Conformation; Plasmids/genetics; Protein Binding; Protein Folding; Trans-Activators/genetics; Trans-Activators/metabolism |
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