Artikel: Requirements for Borrelia burgdorferi plasmid maintenance
Plasmid. 2012 July, v. 68, no. 1
2012
Abstract: Borrelia burgdorferi has multiple linear and circular plasmids that are faithfully replicated and partitioned as the bacterium grows and divides. The low copy number of these replicons implies that active partitioning contributes to plasmid stability. ... ...
Abstract | Borrelia burgdorferi has multiple linear and circular plasmids that are faithfully replicated and partitioned as the bacterium grows and divides. The low copy number of these replicons implies that active partitioning contributes to plasmid stability. Analyzing the requirements for plasmid replication and partition in B. burgdorferi is complicated by the complexity of the genome and the possibility that products may act in trans. Consequently, we have studied the replication–partition region (bbb10–13) of the B. burgdorferi 26kb circular plasmid (cp26) in Escherichia coli, by fusion with a partition-defective miniF plasmid. Our analysis demonstrated that bbb10, bbb11, and bbb13 are required for stable miniF maintenance, whereas bbb12 is dispensable. To validate these results, we attempted to inactivate two of these genes in B. burgdorferi. bbb12 mutants were obtained at a typical frequency, suggesting that the bbb12 product is dispensable for cp26 maintenance as well. We could not directly measure cp26 stability in the bbb12 mutant, because cp26 carries essential genes, and bacteria that have lost cp26 are inviable. Conversely, we were unable to inactivate bbb10 on cp26 of B. burgdorferi. Our results suggest that bbb12 is dispensable for cp26 maintenance, whereas bbb10, bbb11, and bbb13 play crucial roles in that process. |
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Schlagwörter | Borrelia burgdorferi ; Escherichia coli ; bacteria ; essential genes ; mutants ; plasmids |
Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsverlauf | 2012-07 |
Umfang | p. 1-12. |
Erscheinungsort | Elsevier Inc. |
Dokumenttyp | Artikel |
ZDB-ID | 282384-6 |
ISSN | 1095-9890 ; 0147-619X |
ISSN (online) | 1095-9890 |
ISSN | 0147-619X |
DOI | 10.1016/j.plasmid.2012.01.009 |
Datenquelle | NAL Katalog (AGRICOLA) |
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