Nonrandom minichromosome replication in Escherichia coli K-12.
The intervals between rounds of chromosome and minichromosome replication were measured by density shift experiments and found to be similar. Thus the minichromosome, a lambda asnA oriC bacteriophage, mostly replicates once each division cycle rather than randomly, despite its high copy number. Slight differences between the chromosome and the oriC plasmid are explained.
D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002875:Chromosomes; D004261:DNA Replication; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial