Plasmids 101: Stringent Regulation of Replication
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Blog Post
Published
June 20, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...initiate replication. But pSC101 requires a third component: RepA, a protein encoded by pSC101 itself. RepA... are efficient for the host, as no additional components are necessary.
Iterons are not the only tool ...compensating for the additional metabolic cost imposed on the host with a beneficial function (usually... DNA purification. On the other hand, they also impose a lower metabolic cost on cells and produce lower...