Physical analysis of phr gene transcription in Escherichia coli K-12.

AUTOR(ES)

Lorence, M C

RESUMO

The phr gene of Escherichia coli K-12 encodes the light-dependent, DNA repair enzyme photolyase, which removes UV light-induced pyrimidine dimers from cellular DNA. From Southern hybridization analysis of several strains containing successively extended phr deletions, we have determined the direction of transcription of the phr gene on the E. coli K-12 chromosome. Northern (RNA) hybridization analysis suggests that the phr gene is cotranscribed with a previously identified gene of unknown function (orf169) into two messages of different lengths. S1 nuclease mapping analysis indicates that the two transcripts share a single termination site but initiate at two different sites. Finally, we have determined that the presence of orf169 is not necessary for phr gene activity in vivo.

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