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Bacteriophage and host mutants causing the rolling-circle lambda DNA replication early after infection.

G Konopa1, S Barańska, A Wegrzyn

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology, University of Gdańsk, Kladki 24, 80-822, Gdańsk, Poland.

FEBS Letters
|May 2, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Bacteriophage lambda DNA replication switches from theta to sigma modes. A specific mutant phage, lambdaPts1piA66, unexpectedly favors sigma replication in a dnaA mutant host, revealing insights into replication control.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Virology
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Bacteriophage lambda DNA replication in Escherichia coli occurs in two modes: theta (early) and sigma (late).
  • The switch from theta to sigma replication is crucial for producing concatemeric DNA for phage packaging.
  • The regulatory mechanism governing this switch remains poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanism regulating the switch between theta and sigma replication modes in bacteriophage lambda.
  • To analyze the replication behavior of the bacteriophage lambda Pts1piA66 mutant in specific Escherichia coli hosts.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized electron microscopy to visualize replication intermediates.
  • Employed pulse-labeling techniques to track phage DNA replication.

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  • Conducted experiments using bacteriophage lambda Pts1piA66 mutant and Escherichia coli dnaA46(ts) mutant.

    • Main Results:

    • Infection of dnaA46(ts) mutant with lambdaPts1piA66 phage at 43°C resulted in predominant sigma replication intermediates within 5 minutes.
    • This contrasts with wild-type conditions, where theta replication predominates early.
    • Replication initiation of lambdaPts1piA66 mutant at 43°C was significantly inhibited in the dnaA(+) host.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings suggest a regulatory role for the dnaA protein in the switch from theta to sigma replication.
    • The bacteriophage lambda Pts1piA66 mutant's behavior provides a novel system for studying replication mode regulation.
    • Electron microscopy and pulse-labeling are effective methods for dissecting bacteriophage DNA replication dynamics.