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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2015

The Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron protein Bacteroides host factor A participates in integration of the integrative conjugative element CTnDOT into the chromosome.

Kenneth Ringwald, Jeffrey Gardner

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenneth RingwaldDepartment of Microbiology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Jeffrey GardnerDepartment of Microbiology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA jeffgard@life.illinois.edu.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

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SITE-SPECIFIC RECOMBINATIONR01GM028717 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI GARDNER, JEFFREY F · 1985 to 2013
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NIGMS NIH HHS GM-28717NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM028717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledCTnDOT is a conjugative transposon found in Bacteroides species. It encodes multiple antibiotic resistances and is stimulated to transfer by exposure to tetracycline. CTnDOT integration into the host chromosome requires IntDOT and a previously unknown host factor. We have identified a protein, designated BHFa (Bacteroides host factor A), that participates in integrative recombination. BHFa is the first host factor identified for a site-specific recombination reaction in the CTnDOT family of integrative and conjugative elements. Based on the amino acid sequence of BHFa, the ability to bind specifically to 4 sites in the attDOT DNA, and its activity in the integration reaction, BHFa is a member of the IHF/HU family of nucleoid-associated proteins. Other DNA bending proteins that bind DNA nonspecifically can substitute for BHFa in the integration reaction. IMPORTANCE: Bacteroides species are normal members of the human colonic microbiota. These species can harbor and spread self-transmissible genetic elements (integrative conjugative elements [ICEs]) that contain antibiotic resistance genes. This work describes the role of a protein, BHFa, and its importance in the integration reaction required for the element CTnDOT to persist in Bacteroides host cells.

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BacteroidesBase SequenceChromosomes, BacterialDNA FootprintingGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIntegration Host FactorsProtein BindingIntegration Host Factors

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PMID25645562
PMCPMC4372745
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