title: Similarities in control of mini-F plasmid and chromosomal replication in Escherichia coli.
abstract: In Escherichia coli, concentrations of a mini-F plasmid with two origins of replication (oriV and oriS) were 50% lower in fast-growing cells than in slow-growing cells. By contrast, a mini-F plasmid deleted for oriV maintained a uniform concentration in both fast- and slow-growing cells, and in this behavior the plasmid mimicked the control by the host of chromosomal origin (oriC) concentration.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Tam
mesh_terms: D004261:DNA Replication; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005144:F Factor; D005798:Genes, Bacterial
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial