Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication
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... system, however, RepZ concentration is controlled at the level of translation. RepZ mRNA must fold into...pseudoknot” held together by intramolecular base pairs for the protein to be translated. An antisense RNA called...the proteins cooperatively can separate the DNA strands. Created with BioRender.com.
Once DnaA breaks...it recruits helicases to continue unwinding the strands. This creates two replication forks that move in...elongation phase, a DNA polymerase synthesizes a new DNA strand at each replication fork. Termination sequences...act as a feedback mechanism to reduce further transcription. Replication is also regulated by the balance...newly synthesized DNA, blocking binding sites, or trading out ADP for ATP to re-activate DnaA. These regulatory...