REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILIZATION OF PLASMIDS RSF1010 AND COLE1 BY THE INCW PLASMID-R388 - TRWB AND RP4-TRAG ARE INTERCHANGEABLE

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作者
CABEZON, E
LANKA, E
DELACRUZ, F
机构
[1] UNIV CANTABRIA,DEPT BIOL MOLEC,E-39011 SANTANDER,SPAIN
[2] MAX PLANCK INST MOLEC GENET,D-14195 BERLIN,GERMANY
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10.1128/jb.176.14.4455-4458.1994
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mobilization of plasmid RSF1010 by the IncW plasmid R388 requires the genes involved in W pilus synthesis plus trwB. traG of the IncP plasmid RP4 can substitute for trwB in RSF1010 mobilization by R388 but not in self-transfer of R388. This result suggests a dual specificity of TrwB-like proteins in conjugation. The same genetic requirements were found for R388 to mobilize the unrelated plasmid ColE1.
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