Plasmid-to-chromosome gene transfer in Haemophilus influenza during growth.
نویسندگان
چکیده
A low level of recombination between homologous regions of plasmids and the host chromosome occurred during cell growth. The plasmids contained antibiotic resistance markers on the homologous regions which were only expressed when they were integrated into the chromosome. Such recombination took place in Rec+ rec-2 mutants but not in rec-1 mutants.
منابع مشابه
Transformation of Haemophilus influenzae.
Conjugation: Although H. influenzae genes may be transferred by plasmid-mediated conjugation, this process is not discussed further below as it has received little attention and is rarely used for strain construction. Conjugative plasmids are common in H. influenzae as in other bacteria [1, 2, 3]. The F plasmid of Escherichia coli can conjugate into H. influenzae cells [4] (and into many other ...
متن کاملTransfer of a plasmid-specified beta-lactamase gene from Haemophilus influenzae.
A number of ampicillin-resistant strains of Haemophilus influenzae could donate a gene specifying the type IIIa (TEM) beta-lactamase to Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Donor strains rapidly lost their ability to transfer ampicillin resistance on storage or subculture. Such strains also apparently contained a single species of covalently closed circular ...
متن کاملrpe, a cis-acting element from the strA region of the Haemophilus influenzae chromosome that makes plasmid establishment independent of recombination.
Plasmids that share homology with the Haemophilus influenzae chromosome transform wild-type cells more efficiently than they transform recombination-defective mutants. A 5.2-kilobase-pair chromosomal fragment containing the strA gene of H. influenzae was found to promote efficient plasmid establishment in recombination-defective mutants. A cis-acting element in the insert, called rpe for rec-le...
متن کاملHomology and repair of UV-irradiated plasmid DNA in haemophilus influenzae.
UV-irradiated plasmid pNov1 containing a cloned fragment of chromosomal DNA could be repaired by excision, but plasmid p2265 without homology to the chromosome could not. Establishment of pNov1 was more UV resistant in Rec(-) than in Rec(+) cells.
متن کاملSite-specific recombination with the chromosomal tRNA(Leu) gene by the large conjugative Haemophilus resistance plasmid.
Characterization of the sequences involved in recombination of the Haemophilus plasmid p1056 with the Haemophilus influenzae chromosome produced evidence indicating site-specific recombination with chromosomal tRNA(Leu). attP sequences identical to those of p1056 were found in six plasmids of diverse origin, suggesting that a family of Haemophilus plasmids recombines with chromosomal tRNA(Leu).
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 168 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986