Abstract
The minimum region required for the replication of the marine Rhodabacter endogenous plasmid pRD31 has been sequenced. This region is located on a 1367-bp HincII-PstI restriction fragment and is 62% rich in G-C base pairs. A region homologous to the bacteriophage P1 repA promoter, which overlaps two inverted repeats, has been identified. Plasmids with mutations in this 1367-bp region could not replicate in marine Rhodobacter hosts. This is the first identified replication origin of a photosynthetic bacterium.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 263-266 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 283 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 Jun 3 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Marine Rhodobacter
- Plasmid
- Replication region
- Sequence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
- Genetics
- Structural Biology
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Matsunaga, T., Mihashita, H., Miyake, M., & Burgess, J. G. (1991). Nucleotide sequence of the replication region of the marine Rhodobacter plasmid pRD31. FEBS Letters, 283(2), 263-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(91)80603-Z