REPLICATION OF A BACILLUS-SUBTILIS ORIC PLASMID IN-VITRO

被引:30
作者
MORIYA, S
FIRSHEIN, W
YOSHIKAWA, H
OGASAWARA, N
机构
[1] WESLEYAN UNIV,DEPT MOLEC BIOL & BIOCHEM,MIDDLETOWN,CT 06459
[2] ADV INST SCI & TECHNOL,DEPT BIOSCI,IKOMA 63001,JAPAN
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D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2958.1994.tb01035.x
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
We constructed an in vitro replication system specific for a Bacillus sobtilis oriC plasmid using a soluble fraction derived from cell extracts of B. subtilis. DNA polymerase III and two initiation proteins, DnaA and DnaB, were required for in vitro replication as observed in vivo. Both upstream and downstream DnaA box regions of the dnaA gene were required as cis-elements for in vitro synthesis of the B. sobtilis oriC plasmid as well as for in vivo activity. The replication was semi-conservative and only one round of replication occurred within 15 min. These results indicate that in vitro replication faithfully reproduced in vivo replication. To elucidate the site of initiation and the direction of replication, we analysed replicative intermediates generated in vitro in the presence of various concentrations of ddGTP by two methods. First, analysis of restriction fragments around the dnaA gene showed a high level of incorporation of the radioactive substrate, indicating that replication began within the vicinity of the dnaA gene. Second, using 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis, bubble arcs were detected only on fragments containing the DnaA box region downstream of the dnaA gene, indicating that the initiation site resided within this region. The distribution of the bubble arcs suggested that both bidirectional and unidirectional replication occurred in vitro.
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