The dnaK gene of Escherichia coli functions in initiation of chromosome replication.
AUTOR(ES)
Sakakibara, Y
RESUMO
A newly isolated dnaK mutant of Escherichia coli, which contains the mutation dnaK111, has been found to be conditionally defective in initiation of DNA replication. Mutant cells that were transferred to high temperature exhibited residual DNA synthesis before the synthesis stopped completely. Analysis of the DNA synthesized at high temperature by hybridization with probe DNAs for detection of DNA replicated in the origin (oriC) and terminal (terC) regions has revealed that this mutant is unable to initiate a new round of DNA replication at high temperature after termination of the round in progress. The cells exposed to high temperature were subsequently capable of initiating DNA replication at low temperature in a synchronous manner. DNA synthesis of this mutant became temperature resistant upon inactivation of the rnh gene, similar to that of dnaA mutants, although cell growth of the dnaK mutant with the inactive rnh gene remained temperature sensitive. The dnaK mutation prevented DNA synthesis of lambda bacteriophage at high temperature even in the absence of the rnh gene function.
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