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Primer RNA synthesis by plasmid-specified Rep protein for initiation of ColE2 DNA replication.
Authors:S Takechi   H Matsui     T Itoh
Affiliation:Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Osaka University, Japan.
Abstract:Initiation of in vitro ColE2 DNA replication requires the plasmid-specified Rep protein and DNA polymerase I but not RNA polymerase and DnaG primase. The ColE2 Rep protein binds specifically to the origin where replication initiates. Leading-strand synthesis initiates at a unique site in the origin and lagging-strand DNA synthesis terminates at another unique site in the origin. Here we show that the primer RNA for leading-strand synthesis at the origin has a unique structure of 5'-ppApGpA. We reconstituted the initiation reaction of leading-strand DNA synthesis by using purified proteins, the ColE2 Rep protein, Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I and SSB, and we showed that the ColE2 Rep protein is a priming enzyme, primase, which is specific for the ColE2 origin. The ColE2 Rep protein is unique among other primases in that it recognizes the origin region and synthesizes the primer RNA at a fixed site in the origin region. Specific requirement for ADP as a substrate and its direct incorporation into the 5' end of the primer RNA are also unique properties of the ColE2 Rep protein.
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