Two DNA translocases synergistically affect chromosome dimer resolution in Bacillus subtilis.
In Bacillus subtilis, chromosome dimers that block complete segregation of sister chromosomes arise in about 15% of exponentially growing cells. Two dedicated recombinases, RipX and CodV, catalyze the resolution of dimers by site-specific recombination at the dif site, which is located close to the terminus region on the chromosome. We show that the two DNA translocases in B. subtilis, SftA and SpoIIIE, synergistically affect dimer resolution, presumably by positioning the dif sites in close proximity, before or after completion of cell division, respectively. Furthermore, we observed that both recombinases, RipX and CodV, assemble on the chromosome at the dif site throughout the cell cycle. The preassembly of recombinases probably ensures that dimer resolution can occur rapidly within a short time window around cell division.
Mikrobiologie, Fachbereich für Biologie, Universität Freiburg, Schänzle Straße 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Christine
C
Kaimer
Katrin
K
Schenk
Peter L
PL
Graumann
D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020090:Chromosome Segregation; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
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