title: Characterization of two small cryptic plasmids from Pseudomonas sp. strain S-47.
abstract: Two small cryptic plasmids, p47L and p47S, identified in Pseudomonas sp. S-47 were characterized by determination of DNA sequences and physical and functional maps. They are 3084 and 1782 bp in length, respectively, with GC contents of 63.55 and 65.21%. The detection of single-strand DNAs of both plasmids indicates that they replicate by a rolling-circle mechanism. The deduced polypeptide encoded by the rep gene of p47L is homologous with Rep proteins of plasmids belonging to the pIJ101/pJV1 family, which are known to replicate by the rolling-circle mechanism. Despite containing a homologous signature with Rep proteins of rolling-circle replicating (RCR) plasmids in the pT181 family, the Rep of p47S lacks significant homology with Rep proteins of this family and is missing a region similar to the family's replication origin (dso). Based on the rep sequence comparisons, p47L falls into a previously defined plasmid family whereas p47S defines a new family of RCR plasmid.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
authors.forename: Jong-Chan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Chi-Kyung
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Gerben J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Zylstra
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D018741:Replication Origin / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded