title: DNA synthesis is initiated at two positions within the origin of replication of plasmid R1162.
abstract: DNA synthesis of broad host-range plasmid R1162 is initiated from two positions, flanking a large (40 bp stem, 40 bp loop) inverted repeat. Each start-point is located within a highly conserved, but oppositely oriented, 10 base-pair sequence. Synthesis from the two positions converges within the intervening inverted repeat. An analysis of deletions suggests that both start positions must be present for synthesis. A model describing possible early events in replication of plasmid R1162 is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Texas, Austin 78712.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004261:DNA Replication; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010957:Plasmids
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial