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IncN plasmid replicon. A deletion and subcloning analysis.

B R Krishnan1, V N Iyer

  • 1Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Journal of Molecular Biology
|June 20, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Essential DNA regions for stable plasmid maintenance in Escherichia coli were identified. Loss of specific iterons increased plasmid copy number, suggesting their role in regulating plasmid maintenance.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Plasmids are extrachromosomal DNA elements crucial for bacterial adaptation.
  • N group plasmids possess specific mechanisms for replication and stable inheritance.
  • Iterons are DNA sequences involved in plasmid replication and partitioning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the minimal replicon of an N group plasmid.
  • To identify the essential DNA regions for stable plasmid maintenance in Escherichia coli.
  • To investigate the role of iterons in plasmid copy number control.

Main Methods:

  • DNA characterization using restriction enzyme digestion.
  • Analysis of plasmid derivatives with deletions.
  • Identification of open reading frames (ORFs) and regulatory sequences.

Main Results:

  • A 1019-nucleotide contiguous DNA region essential for stable plasmid maintenance was defined, excluding iterons.
  • Deletion of group I iterons resulted in increased plasmid copy number.
  • The essential DNA segment contains regulatory elements, including a DnaA protein-binding site within a presumptive rep gene.
  • Two separable regions responsible for N group plasmid incompatibility were identified.

Conclusions:

  • Plasmid-determined functions for stable maintenance in Escherichia coli are localized to a specific DNA region.
  • Group I iterons play a role in determining plasmid copy number, potentially by titrating a trans-acting factor.
  • The identified essential DNA segment harbors critical regulatory elements for plasmid replication and stability.

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