POLYPYRIMIDINE POLYPURINE SEQUENCE IN PLASMID DNA ENHANCES FORMATION OF DIMER MOLECULES IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI - DIMERIZATION OF PLASMID DNA IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:6
作者
KATO, M
机构
[1] Department of Life Science, College of Integrated Arts and Sciences, University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, 593
关键词
DNA TRIPLE HELIX; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; PLASMID DNA; POLYPYRIMIDINE POLYPURINE BIAS; RECOMBINATION; REPLICATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF01674429
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Formation of dimer molecules of a recombinant plasmid, pTIR10, which carries a pyrimidine/purine-biased stretch occurs about 6-fold more efficiently than for the control plasmid pUC19 in Escherichia coli strain JM107. Since pyrimidine/purine-biased sequences have a potential to form unusual DNA structures, this observation suggests that the inserted sequence affects the replication process of plasmid DNA, probably by forming a triple helix under physiological conditions.
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页码:183 / 187
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