Effects of Ribonucleosides on Thymidine Incorporation: Selective Reversal of the Inhibition of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesis in Thymineless Auxotrophs of Escherichia coli
AUTOR(ES)
Boyle, James V.
RESUMO
Addition of certain ribonucleosides to exponentially growing cultures of Escherichia coli increased the extent of thymidine incorporation. The prolonged uptake of thymidine was correlative with the ability of these ribonucleosides to prevent the degradation of thymidine. In addition to protecting thymidine, uridine reversed partially (70 to 80%) the inhibition of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis in thymineless auxotrophs by cytosine arabinoside, hydroxyurea, and nalidixic acid. This reversal was selective for auxotrophic strains since no reversal of inhibition by uridine was observed in any of the prototrophic strains examined. In the presence of uridine, the rapid assimilation of thymidine by prototrophic and auxotrophic strains was prevented and the rate of DNA synthesis became a function of the available exogenous thymidine. Under these conditions, prototrophic strains accumulated equivalent amounts of thymidine into the acid-soluble (pool) and acid-insoluble (DNA) cell fractions. In contrast, 95 to 98% of the thymidine taken up by auxotrophs was found in the acid-insoluble (DNA) cell fraction. The results suggest that different mechanisms for DNA synthesis exist in auxotrophs and prototrophs. Based on these observed differences, some possible mechanisms for the selective reversal of the inhibition of DNA synthesis in auxotrophs are discussed.
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