Cloning and structural characterization of the mcrA locus of Escherichia coli.

AUTOR(ES)

Hiom, K

RESUMO

Escherichia coli has DNA restriction systems which are able to recognize and attack modified cytosine residues in the DNA of incoming bacteriophages and plasmids. The locus for the McrA/RglA system of modified cytosine restriction was located near the pin gene of the defective element, e14. Hence, loss of the e14 element through abortive induction after UV irradiation caused a permanent loss of McrA restriction activity. e14 DNA encoding McrA restriction was cloned and sequenced to reveal a single open reading frame of 831 bp with a predicted gene product of 31 kDa. Clones expressing the complete open reading frame conferred both McrA and RglA phenotypes; however, a deletion derivative was found which complemented RglA restriction against nonglucosylated T6gt phage but did not complement for McrA restriction of methylated plasmid DNA. Possible explanations for this activity and a comparison with the different organization of the McrB/RglB restriction system are discussed.

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