Differences in the degree of inhibition of NDP reductase by chemical inactivation and by the thermosensitive mutation nrdA101 in Escherichia coli suggest an effect on chromosome segregation

• Autorzy: Riola J , Guarino E. , Guzman E.C. , Jimenez-Sanchez A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

NDP reductase activity can be inhibited either by treatment with hydroxyurea or by incubation of an nrdA ts mutant strain at the non-permissive temperature. Both methods inhibit replication, but experiments on these two types of inhibition yielded very different results. The chemical treatment immediately inhibited DNA synthesis but did not affect the cell and nucleoid appearance, while the incubation of an nrdA101 mutant strain at the non-permissive temperature inhibited DNA synthesis after more than 50 min, and resulted in aberrant chromosome segregation, long filaments, and a high frequency of anucleate cells. These phenotypes are not induced by SOS. In view of these results, we suggest there is an indirect relationship between NDP reductase and the chromosome segregation machinery through the maintenance of the proposed replication hyperstructure.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase; hydroxyurea; hyperstructure; cephalexin; chemical inactivation; chromosome segregation; nrdA101 mutant strain; Escherichia coli; thermosensitive mutation

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 12
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.70-81,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Riola J

• Universidad de Extremadura, 06080-Badajoz, Spain

autor

Guarino E.

autor

Guzman E.C.

autor

Jimenez-Sanchez A.

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