Alteration in the contents of unsaturated fatty acids in dnaA mutants of Escherichia coli.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00777.x

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Alteration in the contents of unsaturated fatty acids in dnaA mutants of Escherichia coli.

Molecular microbiology - 1 Apr 1998

Suzuki E, Kondo T, Makise M, Mima S, Sakamoto K, Tsuchiya T, Mizushima T

Abstract excerpt

DnaA protein, the initiator of chromosomal DNA replication in Escherichia coli, has a high affinity for acidic phospholipids containing unsaturated fatty acids. We have examined here the fatty acid composition of phospholipids in dnaA mutants. A temperature-sensitive dnaA46 mutant showed a lower...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Cell Division
DNA-Binding Proteins
Escherichia coli
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
Genetic Complementation Test
Mutation
Phospholipids
Plasmids
Replication Origin
Temperature

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