Download MendeleyThe G157C Mutation in the Escherichia Coli Sliding Clamp Specifically Affects Initiation of Replication.
Johnsen, L., Flaatten, I., Morigen, Dalhus, B., Bjoras, M., Waldminghaus, T., Skarstad, K.(2011) Mol Microbiol 79: 433
- PubMed: 21219462
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07453.x
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Escherichia coli cells with a point mutation in the dnaN gene causing the amino acid change Gly157 to Cys, were found to underinitiate replication and grow with a reduced origin and DNA concentration. The mutant β clamp also caused excessive conversion of ATP-DnaA to ADP-DnaA. The DnaA protein was, however, not the element limiting initiation of replication. Overproduction of DnaA protein, which in wild-type cells leads to over-replication, had no effect in the dnaN(G157C) mutant. Origins already opened by DnaA seemed to remain open for a prolonged period, with a stage of initiation involving β clamp loading, presumably limiting the initiation process. The existence of opened origins led to a moderate SOS response. Lagging strand synthesis, which also requires loading of the β clamp, was apparently unaffected. The result indicates that some aspects of β clamp activity are specific to the origin. It is possible that the origin specific activities of β contribute to regulation of initiation frequency.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
