Mutational analysis of the primer RNA template region in the replication origin ( oric) of bacteriophage G4: priming signal recognition by Escherichia coli primase
The primase-dependent phage G4 origin of complementary DNA strand synthesis ( G4 ori c ) contains three stable stem-loops (I, II, and III) upstream from the initiation point of primer RNA (pRNA). Site-directed mutagenesis was used to introduce alterations into the nucleotide (nt) sequence of the G4...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Gene 1989-12, Vol.84 (1), p.9-16 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The primase-dependent phage G4 origin of complementary DNA strand synthesis (
G4
ori
c
) contains three stable stem-loops (I, II, and III) upstream from the initiation point of primer RNA (pRNA). Site-directed mutagenesis was used to introduce alterations into the nucleotide (nt) sequence of the
G4
ori
c
pRNA template region. Mutations in stem-loop I, that changed the length of the stem and the sequence of the loop, slightly depressed, but did not abolish,
G4
ori
c
activity. However, functional
G4
ori
c
activity was destroyed when the sequence containing the starting position of pRNA synthesis was deleted, or when insertions were introduced between the pRNA starting position (5'-CTG-3') and stem-loop I. Reintroducing a CTG as part of a
PstI linker close to stem-loop I, however, resulted in recovery of
G4
ori
c
functional activity. These results suggest that the specific nt sequence, containing 5'-CTG-3', between nt 3994 and 4007, and also the distance between the starting position of pRNA synthesis and stem-loop I, are essential structural features for
G4
ori
c
function. |
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ISSN: | 0378-1119 1879-0038 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0378-1119(89)90133-9 |