Behavior of sister copies of mini-F plasmid after synchronized plasmid replication in Escherichia coli cells.
To clarify whether sister copies of mini-F plasmid are immediately separated from each other after replication, we analyzed the behavior of sister mini-F copies after synchronized replication of mini-F. Sister copies of mini-F were separated immediately or shortly after replication, in contrast to sister oriC copies of the Escherichia coli chromosome.
Onogi
Toshinari
T
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kuhonji 4-24-1, Kumamoto 862-0976, Japan.
Miki
Takeyoshi
T
Hiraga
Sota
S
D004261:DNA Replication / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005144:F Factor / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence