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ArticlePloS one2018

Type II restriction modification system in Ureaplasma parvum OMC-P162 strain.

Heng Ning Wu, Yukiko Nakura, Michinobu Yoshimura, Ourlad Alzeus Gaddi Tantengco, Makoto Nomiyama, Toshimitsu Takayanagi, Tomio Fujita, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Itaru Yanagihara

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Heng Ning WuDepartment of Developmental Medicine, Research Institute, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan.
Yukiko NakuraDepartment of Developmental Medicine, Research Institute, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan.
Michinobu YoshimuraDepartment of Developmental Medicine, Research Institute, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan.
Ourlad Alzeus Gaddi TantengcoDepartment of Developmental Medicine, Research Institute, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4535-8837
Makoto NomiyamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital Organization, Saga Hospital, Saga, Japan.
Toshimitsu TakayanagiDepartment of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization, Saga Hospital, Saga, Japan.
Tomio FujitaFujita Clinic, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan.
Kiyoshi YasukawaDivision of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Itaru YanagiharaDepartment of Developmental Medicine, Research Institute, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9882-8196
Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital · JPNational Sagamihara Hospital · JPFutaba clinic · JPKyoto University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ureaplasma parvum serovar 3 strain, OMC-P162, was isolated from the human placenta of a preterm delivery at 26 weeks' gestation. In this study, we sequenced the complete genome of OMC-P162 and compared it with other serovar 3 strains isolated from patients with different clinical conditions. Ten unique genes in OMC-P162, five of which encoded for hypothetical proteins, were identified. Of these, genes UPV_229 and UPV_230 formed an operon whose open reading frames were predicted to code for a DNA methyltransferase and a hypothetical protein, respectively. DNA modification analysis of the OMC-P162 genome identified N4-methylcytosine (m4C) and N6-methyladenine (m6A), but not 5-methylocytosine (m5C). UPV230 recombinant protein displayed endonuclease activity and recognized the CATG sequence, resulting in a blunt cut between A and T. This restriction enzyme activity was identical to that of the cultivated OMC-P162 strain, suggesting that this restriction enzyme was naturally expressed in OMC-P162. We designated this enzyme as UpaP162. Treatment of pT7Blue plasmid with recombinant protein UPV229 completely blocked UpaP162 restriction enzyme activity. These results suggest that the UPV_229 and UPV_230 genes act as a type II restriction-modification system in Ureaplasma OMC-P162.

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DNA Restriction-Modification EnzymesFemaleHumansMethyltransferasesObstetric Labor, PrematureOpen Reading FramesOperonPlacentaPlasmidsPregnancyUreaplasmaDNA Restriction-Modification EnzymesMethyltransferases

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PMID30325937
PMCPMC6191088
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