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Genetic analysis of bacteriophage lambda integrase interactions with arm-type attachment site sequences.

E C Lee1, R I Gumport, J F Gardner

  • 1Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.

Journal of Bacteriology
|March 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Lambda integrase (Int) protein binds cooperatively to multiple arm-type sites within the bacteriophage lambda attachment site. This binding is essential for DNA integration and is conserved across related phages.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Virology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Bacteriophage lambda integrase (Int) mediates site-specific DNA recombination.
  • Int recognizes and binds to specific DNA sequences within the lambda attachment site.
  • Understanding Int binding is crucial for phage integration and replication mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the binding characteristics of lambda integrase (Int) to its arm-type recognition sequences.
  • To determine if Int binds cooperatively to multiple adjacent recognition sites.
  • To identify key DNA bases within the recognition sites essential for Int binding.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a bacteriophage P22-based challenge phage system.
  • Constructed challenge phages with varying P22 arm-type sites (P'123 or P'1) within the P22 Pant promoter.

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  • Isolated and analyzed mutant phages with impaired Int binding through DNA sequencing.

    • Main Results:

    • Int repressed transcription more efficiently with contiguous P'123 sites than with a single P'1 site, indicating cooperative binding.
    • Int from a related phage (HK022) also bound to the same arm-type sites, suggesting conserved binding mechanisms.
    • Mutational analysis revealed that most base pairs in the conserved recognition sequence are critical for Int binding.

    Conclusions:

    • Lambda integrase exhibits cooperative binding to multiple adjacent arm-type recognition sites.
    • The binding interaction is conserved among related lambdoid phages.
    • The study elucidates the importance of specific base pairs within the recognition sequence for Int binding.