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ArticleMobile DNA2021

Chromosomal integration of Tn5253 occurs downstream of a conserved 11-bp sequence of the rbgA gene in Streptococcus pneumoniae and in all the other known hosts of this integrative conjugative element (ICE).

Francesco Santoro, Valeria Fox, Alessandra Romeo, Elisa Lazzeri, Gianni Pozzi, Francesco Iannelli

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Article in Mobile DNA, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco SantoroLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMMB), Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Valeria FoxLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMMB), Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Alessandra RomeoLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMMB), Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Elisa LazzeriLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMMB), Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Gianni PozziLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMMB), Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Francesco IannelliLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMMB), Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. francesco.iannelli@unisi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-1496
University of Siena · IT

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Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca 20177J5Y3P
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTn5253, a composite Integrative Conjugative Element (ICE) of Streptococcus pneumoniae carrying tet(M) and cat resistance determinants, was found to (i) integrate at specific 83-bp integration site (attB), (ii) produce circular forms joined by a 84-bp sequence (attTn), and (iii) restore the chromosomal integration site. The purpose of this study is to functionally characterize the attB in S. pneumoniae strains with different genetic backgrounds and in other bacterial species, and to investigate the presence of Tn5253 attB site into bacterial genomes.

resultsAnalysis of representative Tn5253-carryng transconjugants obtained in S. pneumoniae strains with different genetic backgrounds and in other bacterial species, namely Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis showed that: (i) Tn5253 integrates in rbgA of S. pneumoniae and in orthologous rbgA genes of other bacterial species, (ii) integration occurs always downstream of a 11-bp sequence conserved among streptococcal and enterococcal hosts, (iii) length of the attB site corresponds to length of the duplication after Tn5253 integration, (iv) attB duplication restores rbgA CDS, (v) Tn5253 produced circular forms containing the attTn site at a concentration ranging between 2.0 × 10

conclusionsA functional characterization of the Tn5253 attB integration site combined with genome analysis contributed to elucidating the potential of Tn5253 horizontal gene transfer among different bacterial species.

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Attachment siteCircular formConjugationConjugative transposonIntegrative conjugative element (ICE)Mobile genetic elements (MGE)S. pneumoniaeTn5253

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PMID34740368
PMCPMC8571831
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