The integration host factor of Escherichia coli binds to multiple sites at plasmid R6K gamma origin and is essential for replication.
AUTOR(ES)
Filutowicz, M
RESUMO
Examination of the effect of the himA and himD mutants of E. coli on the maintenance of plasmid R6K has revealed that the gamma origin-containing replicons cannot be established in any of the mutants deficient in the production of E. coli Integration Host Factor (IHF). Contrary, the R6K derivatives containing other origins of the plasmid (alpha and/or beta) replicate in a host lacking functional IHF protein. We show that IHF protein binds specifically to a segment of the replication region which is essential for the activity of all three R6K origins. Mapping the IHF binding sequence with neocarzinostatin showed that the protein protects three segments of the origin: two strong binding sites reside within an AT-rich block, while the third, considerably weaker site is separated from the other two by a cluster of the seven 22 bp direct repeats. These seven repeats have been shown previously to bind the R6K-encoded initiator protein pi. We also demonstrate that the establishment of pi-origin complexes prior to IHF addition prevents the binding of the IHF protein to the gamma origin. The binding sequences of IHF and pi proteins do not overlap, therefore, we propose that the binding of pi protein alters the structure of the DNA and thereby prevents the subsequent binding of IHF protein.
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