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. 1981 Aug;78(8):4902–4906. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.8.4902

Replication of plasmid pT181 DNA in vitro: requirement for a plasmid-encoded product.

S A Khan, S M Carleton, R P Novick
PMCID: PMC320289  PMID: 6946436

Abstract

PT181 is a naturally occurring 4.5-kilobase Staphylococcus aureus plasmid encoding resistance to tetracycline. The plasmid has a copy number of about 20 per cell; a mutant, cop-608, that has a copy number of 800-1000 has been isolated. A cell-free extract has been developed that carries out complete replication of this plasmid. Extracts made from a strain containing the mutant have much greater replication activity than do extracts of strains containing pT181. In an extract from which endogenous DNA has been removed, DNA synthesis is dependent upon the addition of exogenous plasmid DNA. The replication system is specific for pT181 and related plasmids but it is inactive with other S. aureus plasmids. Furthermore, pT181 DNA does not replicate in extracts made from plasmid-negative strains or strains containing other plasmids. The results suggest that a specific plasmid-encoded substance is required for the replication of pT181 DNA.

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