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A study was made of the functional role of the ArdA antirestriction motif (130-LLADVPETVALYFD-143) conserved among all known Ard (alleviation of restriction of DNA) proteins, which are encoded by self-transmissible plasmids and specifically inhibit type I restriction–modification systems. Conserved residues of the motif were individually changed, and the resulting mutants tested for in vivo activity. Hydrophobic L130, L131, and V138 were substituted with negatively charged E; negatively charged D133, E136, and D143 substituted with hydrophobic V; and D127, D150, and D154 neighboring the antirestriction motif substituted with V. Four substitutions (L130E, L131E, V138E, and D143V) substantially (25–1000 times) reduced the ArdA activity. The other substitutions within or beyond the motif had no appreciable effect. Substitutions L130A and L131A each reduced the ArdA activity 10- to 20-fold, indicating that high hydrophobicity of L130 and L131 is important for the ArdA function. Thus, the antirestriction role of ArdA is indeed due to its conserved motif.
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Delver, E.P., Sobennikova, M.V., Belogurova, N.G. et al. Mutational Analysis of the Conserved Motif of the ArdA Antirestriction Protein Encoded by Self-transmissible IncI Plasmid ColIb-P9. Molecular Biology 36, 864–868 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021646328954
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