Part:BBa_K4451012
G1 gp240
BBa_K4451008 encodes the gp240 protein from the G1 phage. This protein has been reported to interact with DnaN (DNA Pol III beta subunit) and shuts down host replication (Liu et al., 2004).
Description
An inhibitor of DNA replication from the G1 phage, which causes growth rate suppression in Staphylococcus aureus. The gp240 gene encodes a small inhibitory protein that targets and inhibits the DnaN protein in S. aureus, itself encoding a crucial subunit for DNA polymerase III. Its inhibition shows potent growth rate suppression due to the inhibition of DNA replication initiation. To date, no evidence has been shown to suggest its function in E. coli, but it has a shared function with the Coliphage N4 gene gp8, which does itself cause DNA replication arrest in E. coli (Liu et al., 2004).
Figure 1: Mean log2(OD) against time for gp240 - concentrations refer to the [IPTG] used to induce the pLac promoter regulating gp240
Figure 1 shows there is a noticeable reduction in growth rates for various concentrations of IPTG used to induce pLac promoter regulating gp240 in comparison to the pET28 control, but the specific effects of different concentrations of IPTG cannot be determined.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
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