TARGET IMMUNITY OF MU-TRANSPOSITION REFLECTS A DIFFERENTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MU-B-PROTEIN
TARGET IMMUNITY OF MU-TRANSPOSITION REFLECTS A DIFFERENTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MU-B-PROTEIN
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(88)90387-x
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发表时间:
1988-04-22
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
MIZUUCHI, K
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作者:
ADZUMA, K;MIZUUCHI, K
A DNA molecule carrying Mu end DNA sequence(s) is a poor target in the Mu DNA strand-transfer reaction, a phenomenon which is referred to as "target immunity." We find that Mu B protein stimulates intermolecular strand-transfer by binding to the target DNA. Our results show that a differential distribution of Mu B protein between "immune" and "non-immune" DNA molecules is responsible for target immunity; in the presence of Mu A protein and ATP, Mu B protein dissociates preferentially from immune DNA molecules. Hydrolysis of ATP is implicated in establishing the differential distribution of Mu B protein between immune and non-immune DNA molecules in the presence of Mu A protein; nonhydrolyzable ATP-.gamma.S can support an efficient strand-transfer reaction even with a target DNA that is immune in a reaction with ATP.