[Identification and characteristics of new systems of genetic plasmid transfer regulation].
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The results of investigation of serologically--typed and nontyped E. coli cells carrying F-like derepressed plasmid pAP42 testified to the influence of genome of some bacterial hosts on the expression of plasmid genetic region determining "sex" (plasmid--specific) pili synthesis and surface exclusion system (Sfx--system). Similar changes in bacterial cells phenotype can also result from the mutational changes of this plasmid.
Natural plasmid complex pAP18 discovered in E. coli cells consists of F-like plasmid pAP18-1 (Tc, ColV) and N-like plasmid pAP18-2 (Sm) which differ in their genetic transfer. Plasmid pAP18-1 is able to inhibit transfer of plasmid pAP18-2 but not vice versa. These systems are active both in cells of serologically typed and untypable E. coli strains.
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On the basis of transfer factor pAP42 and nonconjugative plasmids pRSF2124 and pUB781, the cointegrative plasmids pAP42/pRSF2124 and pAP42/pUB781 were constructed. Complex systems of plasmid transfer inhibition (funU and finV) were detected in the structure of cointegrative plasmids.
The role E. coli K-12 cell chromosome genetic region (tis-region) in expression of fin V-transfer inhibition system of F-like plasmid pAP53 was shown. The results obtained testify the linkage of tis region and Thr-Leu chromosomal segment.
Molecular cloning of genetic region of F-like plasmid pAP42, coding its surface exclusion system (system Six V) was performed. Restriction and genetic analysis of recombinant plasmids showed that six V locus is situated in Sal I-fragment f5 (4.2 MD) of this plasmid.
Plasmid transfer genetic regulatory system fin N of F-like plasmid pAP27 have been localized on BamHI-restriction fragment f3 (length 8.7 kb). Plasmid pUC19 Fin-activity have been cleared up and characterized from the point of view of its specificity of action on some plasmid transfer functions.
F-like plasmids pAP19-1::Tn9, pAP20::Tn9, pAP22-1::Tn1, pAP27 characterized by the presence of unique genetic plasmid transfer regulatory systems in their genomes have been found. These systems were named fin K, fin L, fin M, finN, consequently. They were characterized from the point of view of specificity of their action on F-factor and F-like conjugative function. Dependence of fin N-system expression on host-cell and on the order of plasmid entering into host-cell was shown.
The identified basic replicons rep1 and rep2 of plasmid pAP42 belong to different groups of incompatibility (inc FIX and inc FVIII). The replicons are partly incompatibile with other inc F-groups too. The results indicate connection between plasmid incompatibility and their replication.
With help of nitrosoguanidine 60 mutants of F-like plasmids pAP18-1 drd::Tn 5 and pAP18-1::Tn 9 were induced which determined resistance of E. coli cells of specific phage MS2. Mutational changes in fin-locus of those plasmids were accompanied by phenotypic reversion Fin(-)-Fin+.
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