Studies of bacteriophage P2 DNA replication: localization of the cleavage site of the A protein.
AUTOR(ES)
Liu, Y
RESUMO
Bacteriophage P2 replicates via a modified rolling circle-type of mechanism, where the P2 A protein acts as an initiator of the replication by inducing a single-stranded cut at the origin of replication (ori). The exact location of the cut induced by the A protein in vivo is determined in this report by: (i) restriction analysis; (ii) DNA sequence analysis; and (iii) primer extensions. It is located 89.2% from the left end of the P2 genome, which is within the coding part of the A gene, in a region devoid of secondary structures. The A gene has been cloned into an expression vector, and the A protein has been purified. The purified A protein does not bind to double-stranded ori containing DNA, but it cleaves single-stranded ori containing DNA, which indicates that a special DNA structure and/or protein is required to make the ori accessible for the A protein.
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