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Bidirectional replication from an internal origin in a linear streptomyces plasmid

P C Chang1, S N Cohen

  • 1Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 12, 1994
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Linear plasmid replication in Streptomyces rochei involves bidirectional synthesis from an internal origin. Unique intermediates with recessed 5' ends suggest a novel lagging strand synthesis mechanism, distinct from typical protein-primed DNA replication.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Linear replicons with 5' terminal proteins typically replicate via continuous, strand-displacing synthesis.
  • Protein-primed DNA replication is a known mechanism for linear DNA molecules.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the DNA replication mechanism of the linear plasmid pSLA2 from Streptomyces rochei.
  • To characterize the replication intermediates and understand the synthesis of lagging strand termini.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of DNA replication intermediates of the pSLA2 plasmid.
  • Characterization of 5' and 3' DNA termini during replication.

Main Results:

  • Replication of pSLA2 initiates bidirectionally from an internal origin.

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  • Replication intermediates show recessed 5' ends (approx. 280 nucleotides) and 3' overhangs.
  • This differs from the full-length single-stranded intermediates expected in typical strand-displacing synthesis.

    • Conclusions:

    • The pSLA2 plasmid utilizes a unique replication strategy.
    • The 3' overhangs likely serve as templates for lagging strand synthesis, potentially primed by the 5' terminal protein.
    • This suggests a novel mechanism for replicating linear DNA molecules with terminal proteins.