Abstract
Methylated and hydroxymethylated cytosine containing DNA was restricted by proteins encoded by themcrBC (rglB) loci ofE. coli. In vivo, RglB proteins recognize and cleave hmCT2 and hmCT4 DNAs at 30°C and 42°C but hmCT6 DNA was unaffected at both temperatures, However, cells carrying therglB genes cloned on pBR322 (pDSS17) did not restrict hmCT6 at 30°C, but hmCT6 DNA was cleaved efficiently at 42°C. Heat shock treatment for five minutes was enough to induce this promiscuity in recognition specificity. We call this activity RglB star. A single copy ofrglB located on the chromosome or cloned on a low copy vector pMU575 failed to show RglB star activity.De novo protein synthesis was not required for the manifestation of RglB star activity.
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Abbreviations
- moi:
-
multiplicity of infection
- eop:
-
efficiency of plating
- amp:
-
ampicillin
- tet:
-
tetracycline
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Raja, M.C., Dharmalingam, K. Heat shock-induced relaxation of restriction enzyme specificity inEscherichia coli . J Genet 70, 91–101 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927809
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