PMID: 9422594Jan 9, 1998Paper

Characterization of the dnaG locus in Mycobacterium smegmatis reveals linkage of DNA replication and cell division

Journal of Bacteriology
A G KlannG F Hatfull

Abstract

We have isolated a UV-induced temperature-sensitive mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis that fails to grow at 42 degrees C and exhibits a filamentous phenotype following incubation at the nonpermissive temperature, reminiscent of a defect in cell division. Complementation of this mutant with an M. smegmatis genomic library and subsequent subcloning reveal that the defect lies within the M. smegmatis dnaG gene encoding DNA primase. Sequence analysis of the mutant dnaG allele reveals a substitution of proline for alanine at position 496. Thus, dnaG is an essential gene in M. smegmatis, and DNA replication and cell division are coupled processes in this species. Characterization of the sequences flanking the M. smegmatis dnaG gene shows that it is not part of the highly conserved macromolecular synthesis operon present in other eubacterial species but is part of an operon with a dgt gene encoding dGTPase. The organization of this operon is conserved in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae, suggesting that regulation of DNA replication, transcription, and translation may be coordinated differently in the mycobacteria than in other bacteria.

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