Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication
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Blog Post
Published
June 20, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...let's review how E. coli normally replicate their chromosomal DNA. Chromosomal replication in bacteria ...synchronized with the replication of the host cell's chromosomal DNA.
Plasmids are said to be under stringent...replication fork. Termination sequences present in the chromosomal DNA ensure that the helicases are released from... replication.
Figure 2: Prokaryotic chromosomal replication. Adapted from BioRender template....regulatory mechanisms allow E. coli to control chromosomal replication and balance population growth against...