Seto H, Tomasz A
J Bacteriol. 1976 Jun;126(3):1113-8. doi: 10.1128/jb.126.3.1113-1118.1976.
The conversion of surface-adsorbed deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules to a state in which they are inaccessible to exogenous deoxyribonuclease requires specifically calcium ions; magnesium ions cannot replace calcium ions. Virtually maximal levels of nuclease-resistant DNA binding and genetic transformation can be obtained in media free from magnesium and containing only calcium ions. It is suggested that the calcium-requiring process is the transport of DNA molecules across the plasma membrane. Magnesium ions stimulate both the loss of surface-adsorbed DNA to the medium and the extracellular degradation of DNA.
表面吸附的脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)分子转变为对外源脱氧核糖核酸酶不可接近的状态需要特定的钙离子;镁离子不能替代钙离子。在不含镁离子且仅含钙离子的培养基中,几乎可以获得最高水平的核酸酶抗性DNA结合和遗传转化。有人提出,需要钙离子的过程是DNA分子跨质膜的转运。镁离子既刺激表面吸附的DNA向培养基中的流失,也刺激DNA的细胞外降解。