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Abstract

DNA processing chain A (DprA) is a DNA-binding protein that is ubiquitous in bacteria and expressed in some archaea. DprA is active in many bacterial species that are competent for transformation of DNA, but its role in (Nm) is not well characterized. An Nm mutant lacking DprA was constructed, and the phenotypes of the wild-type and Δ mutant were compared. The salient feature of the phenotype of null cells is the total lack of competence for genetic transformation shown by all of the donor DNA substrates tested in this study. Here, Nm wild-type and null cells appeared to be equally resistant to genotoxic stress. The gene encoding DprA was cloned and overexpressed, and the biological activities of DprA were further investigated. DprA binds ssDNA more strongly than dsDNA, but lacks DNA uptake sequence-specific DNA binding. DprA dimerization and interaction with the C-terminal part of the single-stranded binding protein SSBwere demonstrated. is co-expressed with a downstream gene of unknown function, and the gene encoding topoisomerase 1, .

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