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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Reconstruction of a robust bacterial replication module.

Tao Wang, Fan He, Ting He, Chen Lin, Xin Guan, Zhongjun Qin, Xiaoli Xue

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Tao WangKey Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, PR China.
Fan HeState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
Ting HeState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
Chen LinState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
Xin GuanKey Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, PR China.
Zhongjun QinKey Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, PR China.
Xiaoli XueState Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-1595-5999

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFC2100500National Natural Science Foundation of China 32022045
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosomal DNA replication is a fundamental process of life, involving the assembly of complex machinery and dynamic regulation. In this study, we reconstructed a bacterial replication module (pRC) by artificially clustering 23 genes involved in DNA replication and sequentially deleting these genes from their naturally scattered loci on the chromosome of Escherichia coli. The integration of pRC into the chromosome, moving from positions farther away to close to the replication origin, leads to an enhanced efficiency in DNA synthesis, varying from lower to higher. Strains containing replication modules exhibited increased DNA replication by accelerating the replication fork movement and initiating chromosomal replication earlier in the replication cycle. The minimized module pRC16, containing only replisome and elongation encoding genes, exhibited chromosomal DNA replication efficiency comparable to that of pRC. The replication module demonstrated robust and rapid DNA replication, regardless of growth conditions. Moreover, the replication module is plug-and-play, and integrating it into Mb-sized extrachromosomal plasmids improves their genetic stability. Our findings indicate that DNA replication, being a fundamental life process, can be artificially reconstructed into replication functional modules. This suggests potential applications in DNA replication and the construction of synthetic modular genomes.

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Chromosomes, BacterialDNA, BacterialDNA ReplicationEscherichia coliPlasmidsReplication OriginEscherichia coli ProteinsDNA, BacterialEscherichia coli Proteins

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PMID39271106
PMCPMC11472063

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