Assembly of plasmid DNA and chromatophore inRhodospirillum rubrum |
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Authors: | M. Iwano Y. Ogasawara A. Hase H. Nakamura E. Yokomura Y. Nakajima K. Fukui A. Isogai |
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Affiliation: | (1) Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 630-0101 Nara, Japan;(2) Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Konan University, Kobe;(3) Department of Biological Science, Nara Women's University, Nara;(4) Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka |
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Abstract: | Summary Rhodospirillum rubrum, a photosynthetic bacterium, contains many photosynthetic vesicular membranous structures called chromatophores. The organism contains a 55 kb specific plasmid which is essential for photosynthesis, but the exact relationship between the chromatophore and the plasmid is uncertain. In this study we examined the precise localization of the plasmids, especially in relation to the chromatophores. Fluorescence in situ hybridization indicated that there are several copies of the plasmid per cell and that some plasmids are localized close to the cellular envelope. In situ hybridization at the electron-microscopic level further revealed that the plasmid localized to the periphery of the chromatophore close to the envelope. Moreover, when the chromatophore fraction was purified from cells, the plasmid DNA was observed as a cluster around the chromatophore vesicles. The assembly of the plasmid and chromatophore may be related to chromatophore formation by invagination of cell membrane. |
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Keywords: | Chromatophore In situ hybridization Photosynthetic bacterium Plasmid |
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