Low Rate of Replication Fork Progression Lengthens the Replication Timing of a Locus Containing an Early Firing Origin.
From: CNRS-FRE 2937, Institut André Lwoff, BP8, 94800 Villejuif, France. benard@vjf.cnrs.fr
Nucleic acids research
- Publish Date: 2007
- ISSN: 1362-4962
- Volume: 35
- Issue: 17
- Pages: 5763-74
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Bénard Marianne, Maric Chrystelle, Pierron Gérard, et al. Low Rate of Replication Fork Progression Lengthens the Replication Timing of a Locus Containing an Early Firing Origin.. Nucleic Acids Res. 2007;35:5763-74
Abstract
Invariance of temporal order of genome replication in eukaryotic cells and its correlation with gene activity has been well-documented. However, recent data suggest a relax control of replication timing. To evaluate replication schedule accuracy, we detailed the replicational organization of the developmentally regulated php locus that we previously found to be lately replicated, even though php gene is highly transcribed in naturally synchronous plasmodia of Physarum. Unexpectedly, bi-dimensional agarose gel electrophoreses of DNA samples prepared at specific time points of S phase showed that replication of the locus actually begins at the onset of S phase but it proceeds through the first half of S phase, so that complete replication of php-containing DNA fragments occurs in late S phase. Origin mapping located replication initiation upstream php coding region. This proximity and rapid fork progression through the coding region result in an early replication of php gene. We demonstrated that afterwards an unusually low fork rate and unidirectional fork pausing prolong complete replication of php locus, and we excluded random replication timing. Importantly, we evidenced that the origin linked to php gene in plasmodium is not fired in amoebae when php expression dramatically reduced, further illustrating replication-transcription coupling in Physarum.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, DNA Replication, DNA Replication Timing, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Protozoan, Hydroxyurea, Physarum polycephalum, Promoter Regions (Genetics), Replication Origin, S Phase, Transcription, Genetic
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