PLASMID ROLLING CIRCLE REPLICATION AND ITS CONTROL

Authors
ESPINOSA M DELSOLAR G ROJO F ALONSO JC
Citation
M. Espinosa et al., PLASMID ROLLING CIRCLE REPLICATION AND ITS CONTROL, FEMS microbiology letters, 130(2-3), 1995, pp. 111-120
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
FEMS microbiology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781097
Volume
130
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
111 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1097(1995)130:2-3<111:PRCRAI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
This review summarises current information on rolling circle replicati ng plasmids originally isolated from Gram-positive bacteria with a low guanine and cytosine content in their DNA. It focuses on the peculiar biological features of these small, high copy number plasmids that re plicate via an asymmetric RC mechanism. The regulation of plasmid copy number is also discussed.