Role of DnaA protein during replication of plasmid pBR322 in Escherichia coli

1991 ◽  
Vol 225 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. -S. Chiang ◽  
Y. -C. Xu ◽  
H. Bremer
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Plasmid Pbr322 ◽  
Dnaa Protein

scholarly journals Plasmid DNA Supercoiling and Survival in Long-Term Cultures of Escherichia coli: Role of NaCl

2003 ◽  
Vol 185 (17) ◽  
pp. 5324-5327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Conter
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Dna Supercoiling ◽  
Luria Bertani ◽  
Plasmid Pbr322 ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Topological State ◽  
Negative Supercoiling ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT The relationship between the survival of Escherichia coli during long-term starvation in rich medium and the supercoiling of a reporter plasmid (pBR322) has been studied. In aerated continuously shaken cultures, E. coli lost the ability to form colonies earlier in rich NaCl-free Luria-Bertani medium than in NaCl-containing medium, and the negative supercoiling of plasmid pBR322 declined more rapidly in the absence of NaCl. Addition of NaCl at the 24th hour restored both viability and negative supercoiling in proportion to the concentration of added NaCl. Addition of ofloxacin, a quinolone inhibitor of gyrase, abolished rescue by added NaCl in proportion to the ofloxacin added. This observation raises the possibility that cells had the ability to recover plasmid supercoiling even if nutrients were not available and could survive during long-term starvation in a manner linked, at least in part, to the topological state of DNA and gyrase activity.

scholarly journals Role of aspartate 27 in the binding of methotrexate to dihydrofolate reductase from Escherichia coli.

1988 ◽  
Vol 263 (19) ◽  
pp. 9187-9198 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Appleman ◽  
E E Howell ◽  
J Kraut ◽  
M Kühl ◽  
R L Blakley
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase
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