Construction of consecutive deletions of the Escherichia coli chromosome
Abstract The minimal set of genetic information necessary and sufficient to sustain a functioning cell contains not only trans‐acting genes, but also cis‐acting chromosomal regions that cannot be complemented by plasmids carrying these regions. In Escherichia coli (E. coli), only one chromosomal reg...
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| description | Abstract The minimal set of genetic information necessary and sufficient to sustain a functioning cell contains not only trans‐acting genes, but also cis‐acting chromosomal regions that cannot be complemented by plasmids carrying these regions. In Escherichia coli (E. coli), only one chromosomal region, the origin of replication has been identified to be cis‐acting. We constructed a series of mutants with long‐range deletions, and the chromosomal regions containing trans‐acting essential genes were deleted in the presence of plasmids complementing the deleted genes. The deleted regions cover all regions of the chromosome except for the origin and terminus of replication. The terminus affects cell growth, but is not essential. Our results indicate that the origin of DNA replication is the only vital, unique cis‐acting DNA sequence in the E. coli chromosome necessary for survival. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-428fd4a0f1fc4a6798c1eab78e44ce382025-08-20T02:18:35ZengSpringer NatureMolecular Systems Biology1744-42922007-08-01311710.1038/msb4100174Construction of consecutive deletions of the Escherichia coli chromosomeJun‐ichi Kato0Masayuki Hashimoto1Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate Schools of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, MinamiohsawaDivision of Gene Research, Department of Life Science, Research Center for Human and Environmental Science, Shinshu UniversityAbstract The minimal set of genetic information necessary and sufficient to sustain a functioning cell contains not only trans‐acting genes, but also cis‐acting chromosomal regions that cannot be complemented by plasmids carrying these regions. In Escherichia coli (E. coli), only one chromosomal region, the origin of replication has been identified to be cis‐acting. We constructed a series of mutants with long‐range deletions, and the chromosomal regions containing trans‐acting essential genes were deleted in the presence of plasmids complementing the deleted genes. The deleted regions cover all regions of the chromosome except for the origin and terminus of replication. The terminus affects cell growth, but is not essential. Our results indicate that the origin of DNA replication is the only vital, unique cis‐acting DNA sequence in the E. coli chromosome necessary for survival.https://doi.org/10.1038/msb4100174chromosome deletionsEscherichia coliessential genesFLP recombinasered |
| spellingShingle | Jun‐ichi Kato Masayuki Hashimoto Construction of consecutive deletions of the Escherichia coli chromosome Molecular Systems Biology chromosome deletions Escherichia coli essential genes FLP recombinase red |
| title | Construction of consecutive deletions of the Escherichia coli chromosome |
| title_full | Construction of consecutive deletions of the Escherichia coli chromosome |
| title_fullStr | Construction of consecutive deletions of the Escherichia coli chromosome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construction of consecutive deletions of the Escherichia coli chromosome |
| title_short | Construction of consecutive deletions of the Escherichia coli chromosome |
| title_sort | construction of consecutive deletions of the escherichia coli chromosome |
| topic | chromosome deletions Escherichia coli essential genes FLP recombinase red |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/msb4100174 |
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