Tracking of controlled Escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor-bound DNA in vivo.

We report an efficient, controllable, site-specific replication roadblock that blocks cell proliferation, but which can be rapidly and efficiently reversed, leading to recovery of viability. Escherichia coli replication forks of both polarities stalled in vivo within the first 500 bp of a 10 kb repr...

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Main Authors: Possoz, C, Filipe, SR, Grainge, I, Sherratt, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006
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author Possoz, C
Filipe, SR
Grainge, I
Sherratt, D
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Filipe, SR
Grainge, I
Sherratt, D
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description We report an efficient, controllable, site-specific replication roadblock that blocks cell proliferation, but which can be rapidly and efficiently reversed, leading to recovery of viability. Escherichia coli replication forks of both polarities stalled in vivo within the first 500 bp of a 10 kb repressor-bound array of operator DNA-binding sites. Controlled release of repressor binding led to rapid restart of the blocked replication fork without the participation of homologous recombination. Cytological tracking of fork stalling and restart showed that the replisome-associated SSB protein remains associated with the blocked fork for extended periods and that duplication of the fluorescent foci associated with the blocked operator array occurs immediately after restart, thereby demonstrating a lack of sister cohesion in the region of the array. Roadblocks positioned near oriC or the dif site did not prevent replication and segregation of the rest of the chromosome.
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spelling oxford-uuid:01f98dae-d080-4dcf-b273-56d043739ccd2022-03-26T08:38:01ZTracking of controlled Escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor-bound DNA in vivo.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:01f98dae-d080-4dcf-b273-56d043739ccdEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Possoz, CFilipe, SRGrainge, ISherratt, DWe report an efficient, controllable, site-specific replication roadblock that blocks cell proliferation, but which can be rapidly and efficiently reversed, leading to recovery of viability. Escherichia coli replication forks of both polarities stalled in vivo within the first 500 bp of a 10 kb repressor-bound array of operator DNA-binding sites. Controlled release of repressor binding led to rapid restart of the blocked replication fork without the participation of homologous recombination. Cytological tracking of fork stalling and restart showed that the replisome-associated SSB protein remains associated with the blocked fork for extended periods and that duplication of the fluorescent foci associated with the blocked operator array occurs immediately after restart, thereby demonstrating a lack of sister cohesion in the region of the array. Roadblocks positioned near oriC or the dif site did not prevent replication and segregation of the rest of the chromosome.
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Filipe, SR
Grainge, I
Sherratt, D
Tracking of controlled Escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor-bound DNA in vivo.
title Tracking of controlled Escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor-bound DNA in vivo.
title_full Tracking of controlled Escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor-bound DNA in vivo.
title_fullStr Tracking of controlled Escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor-bound DNA in vivo.
title_full_unstemmed Tracking of controlled Escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor-bound DNA in vivo.
title_short Tracking of controlled Escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor-bound DNA in vivo.
title_sort tracking of controlled escherichia coli replication fork stalling and restart at repressor bound dna in vivo
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