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Abstract

The gene of encodes and clamp loader subunits of the replisome. Cells carrying the temperature-sensitive mutation were induced for the SOS response at non-permissive temperature. The SOS induction most likely resulted from extensive replication fork collapse that exceeded the cells' capacity for restart. Seven mutations in the gene that partly suppressed the temperature sensitivity were isolated and characterized. Each of the mutations caused a single amino acid change in domains III and IV of the DnaA protein, where nucleotide binding and DNA binding, respectively, reside. The diversity of (Sx) mutants obtained indicated that a direct interaction between the DnaA protein and or is unlikely and that the mechanism behind suppression is related to DnaA function. All (Sx) mutant cells were compromised for initiation of DNA replication, and contained fewer active replication forks than their wild-type counterparts. Conceivably, this led to a reduced number of replication fork collapses within each (Sx) cell and prevented the SOS response. Lowered availability of wild-type DnaA protein also led to partial suppression of the mutation, confirming that the (Sx) mode of suppression is indirect and results from a reduced initiation frequency at .

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