Fate of Recipient Deoxyribonucleic Acid During Transformation in Haemophilus influenzae
AUTOR(ES)
Steinhart, William L.
RESUMO
During genetic transformation of Haemophilus influenzae, segments of the host deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) corresponding to the integrating donor DNA were degraded and liberated into the medium. This degradation was detected by the release of the radioactive label from host DNA during a time period matching the time of development of maximal linkage between donor and host markers. The host label released above that released from nontransformed, control cultures was equivalent to about 2% of the host genome or 16 × 106 daltons of DNA. The released, labeled material was acid-soluble and dialyzable. The label release from control cultures was unaffected at 30 C; at this temperature, the recombination-specific release from transformed cells was suppressed. High molecular weight fragments of host DNA corresponding in size to the donor fragments could not be found free within the cell, weakly bound to other host DNA, or bound to non-integrated donor DNA by a reciprocal cross mechanism.
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