Grahn A M, Haase J, Lanka E, Bamford D H
Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.
J Bacteriol. 1997 Aug;179(15):4733-40. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4733-4740.1997.
PRD1, a lipid-containing double-stranded DNA bacteriophage, uses the mating pair formation (Mpf) complex encoded by conjugative IncP plasmids as a receptor. Functions responsible for conjugative transfer of IncP plasmids are encoded by two distinct regions, Tra1 and Tra2. Ten Tra2 region gene products (TrbB to TrbL) and one from the Tra1 region (TraF) form the Mpf complex. We carried out a mutational analysis of the PRD1 receptor complex proteins by isolating spontaneous PRD1-resistant mutants. The mutations were distributed among the trb genes in the Tra2 region and accumulated predominantly in three genes, trbC, trbE, and trbL. Three of 307 phage-resistant mutants were weakly transfer proficient. Mutations causing a phage adsorption-deficient, transfer-positive phenotype were analyzed by sequencing.
PRD1是一种含脂质的双链DNA噬菌体,它将接合型IncP质粒编码的交配配对形成(Mpf)复合体用作受体。负责IncP质粒接合转移的功能由两个不同区域Tra1和Tra2编码。Tra2区域的10个基因产物(TrbB至TrbL)和Tra1区域的1个基因产物(TraF)形成Mpf复合体。我们通过分离自发的PRD1抗性突变体,对PRD1受体复合体蛋白进行了突变分析。这些突变分布在Tra2区域的trb基因中,并且主要集中在三个基因trbC、trbE和trbL中。307个噬菌体抗性突变体中有3个具有较弱的转移能力。通过测序分析了导致噬菌体吸附缺陷、转移阳性表型的突变。