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Genetics, Vol 147, 979-989, Copyright © 1997
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Unraveling a Region-Specific Hyper-Recombination Phenomenon: Genetic Control and Modalities of Terminal Recombination in Escherichia coli
J. Corre, F. Cornet, J. Patte and J. M. Louarn
Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Genetique moleculaires, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France
The propensity of the terminus of the Escherichia coli chromosome for recombination has been further explored, using a test based on the selectable loss of a {lambda} prophage inserted between repeated sequences from Tn10. Terminal recombination appears region-specific and unrelated to replication termination in a strain harboring a major chromosomal rearrangement. It requires RecBC(D) activity and must therefore occur between sister chromosomes, to conserve genomic integrity in spite of DNA degradation by RecBCD. Terminal recombination is maximal in the dif region and its intensity on either side of this recombination site depends on the orientation of the repeated sequences, probably because of the single {chi} site present in each repeat. Additional observations support the model that the crossover is initiated by single-strand invasion between sister chromosomes followed by RecBCD action as a consequence of DNA breakage due to the initial invasion event. Crossover location within repeats inserted at dif position supports the possibility that sister chromosomes are tightly paired in the centre of the terminal recombination zone. These data reinforce the model that postreplicative reconstruction of nucleoid organization creates a localized synapsis between the termini of sister chromosomes.
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