Nucleotide sequence of the Borrelia burgdorferi dnaN gene encoding the β subunit of DNA polymerase III

The order of genes in the dnaA region of Eubacteria is highly conserved with the consensus being rnpA-rpmH-dnaA-dnaN-recF-gyrB. From a Borrelia burgdorferi 212 library of chromosomally-enriched DNA we isolated homologues of the closely linked genes dnaA, dnaN, gyrB, gyrA, rpmH and rnpA which are loc...

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Published in:Nucleic acids research 1993-07, Vol.21 (14), p.3323-3323
Main Authors: OId, Iain G., Margarita, Danielle, Girons, Isabelle Saint
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Biological and medical sciences
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi Group - enzymology
Borrelia burgdorferi Group - genetics
DNA Polymerase III - chemistry
DNA Polymerase III - genetics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genes. Genome
Molecular and cellular biology
Molecular genetics
Molecular Sequence Data
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Summary:The order of genes in the dnaA region of Eubacteria is highly conserved with the consensus being rnpA-rpmH-dnaA-dnaN-recF-gyrB. From a Borrelia burgdorferi 212 library of chromosomally-enriched DNA we isolated homologues of the closely linked genes dnaA, dnaN, gyrB, gyrA, rpmH and rnpA which are located at the centre of the linear chromosome. We demonstrated that the Spirochaete B. burgdorferi is unique among the Eubacteria as the gene order in the dnaA region is mpA-rpmH-dnaN-dnaA-gyrB-gyrA. DNA polymerase III, which is encoded by dnaN, is a complex, multichain ATP-independent enzyme which is responsible for most of the DNA synthesis in bacteria. The beta chain is required for initiation of replication by the enzyme. We have sequenced the B. burgdorferi 212 dnaN gene and the dnaN-rpmH intergenic region.
ISSN:0305-1048
1362-4962
DOI:10.1093/nar/21.14.3323