Lagging-Strand Replication from the ssoA Origin of Plasmid pMV158 in Streptococcus pneumoniae: In Vivo and In Vitro Influences of Mutations in Two Conserved ssoA Regions
AUTOR(ES)
Kramer, M. Gabriela
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The streptococcal plasmid pMV158 replicates by the rolling-circle mechanism. One feature of this replication mechanism is the generation of single-stranded DNA intermediates which are converted to double-stranded molecules. Lagging-strand synthesis initiates from the plasmid single-stranded origin, sso. We have used the pMV158-derivative plasmid pLS1 (containing the ssoA type of lagging-strand origin) and a set of pLS1 derivatives with mutations in two conserved regions of the ssoA (the recombination site B [RSB] and a conserved 6-nucleotide sequence [CS-6]) to identify sequences important for plasmid lagging-strand replication in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Cells containing plasmids with mutations in the RSB accumulated 30-fold more single-stranded DNA than cells containing plasmids with mutations in the CS-6 sequence. Specificity of lagging-strand synthesis was tested by the development of a new in vitro replication system with pneumococcal cell extracts. Four major initiation sites of lagging-strand DNA synthesis were observed. The specificity of initiation was maintained in plasmids with mutations in the CS-6 region. Mutations in the RSB region, on the other hand, resulted in the loss of specific initiation of lagging-strand synthesis and also severely reduced the efficiency of replication.
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