THE PAR REGION OF PSC101 AFFECTS PLASMID COPY NUMBER AS WELL AS STABILITY

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作者
MANEN, D [1 ]
GOEBEL, T [1 ]
CARO, L [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GENEVA,DEPT MOLEC BIOL,30 QUAI ANSERMET,CH-1211 GENEVA 4,SWITZERLAND
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10.1111/j.1365-2958.1990.tb02032.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The par locus is a segment of pSC101 that has been identified as a cis‐acting determinant of plasmid stability. We show that par also determines copy number and must, therefore, play a role in plasmid replication. The segregation defect, but not the copy‐number reduction, of par‐ replication origins is completely suppressed by a short sequence from the bacteriophage lambda gene O which is present in plasmid pKO‐4. Thus, replication and segregation functions are separable from each other. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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