Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum

Lactobacillus plantarum PA18, a strain originally isolated from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius, contains a pR18 plasmid. The pR18 plasmid is a 3211 bp circular molecule with a G + C content of 35.8%. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed two putative open reading frames, ORF1 and ORF2, in whi...

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Main Authors: Jalilsood, Tannaz, Baradaran, Ali, Foo, Hooi Ling, Mustafa, Shuhaimi, Yusoff, Khatijah, Abdul Rahim, Raha
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Published: Elsevier 2014
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author Jalilsood, Tannaz
Baradaran, Ali
Foo, Hooi Ling
Mustafa, Shuhaimi
Yusoff, Khatijah
Abdul Rahim, Raha
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Baradaran, Ali
Foo, Hooi Ling
Mustafa, Shuhaimi
Yusoff, Khatijah
Abdul Rahim, Raha
author_sort Jalilsood, Tannaz
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Lactobacillus plantarum PA18, a strain originally isolated from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius, contains a pR18 plasmid. The pR18 plasmid is a 3211 bp circular molecule with a G + C content of 35.8%. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed two putative open reading frames, ORF1 and ORF2, in which ORF2 was predicted (317 amino acids) to be a replication protein and shared 99% similarity with the Rep proteins of pLR1, pLD1, pC30il, and pLP2000, which belong to the RCR pC194/pUB110 family. Sequence analysis also indicated that ORF1 was predicted to encode linA, an enzyme that enzymatically inactivates lincomycin. The result of Southern hybridization and mung bean nuclease treatment confirmed that pR18 replicated via the RCR mechanism. Phylogenetic tree analysis of pR18 plasmid proteins suggested that horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance determinants without genes encoding mobilization has not only occurred between Bacillus and Lactobacillus but also between unrelated bacteria. Understanding this type of transfer could possibly play a key role in facilitating the study of the origin and evolution of lactobacillus plasmids. Quantitative PCR showed that the relative copy number of pR18 was approximately 39 copies per chromosome equivalent.
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spelling upm-367622015-10-05T00:54:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36762/ Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum Jalilsood, Tannaz Baradaran, Ali Foo, Hooi Ling Mustafa, Shuhaimi Yusoff, Khatijah Abdul Rahim, Raha Lactobacillus plantarum PA18, a strain originally isolated from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius, contains a pR18 plasmid. The pR18 plasmid is a 3211 bp circular molecule with a G + C content of 35.8%. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed two putative open reading frames, ORF1 and ORF2, in which ORF2 was predicted (317 amino acids) to be a replication protein and shared 99% similarity with the Rep proteins of pLR1, pLD1, pC30il, and pLP2000, which belong to the RCR pC194/pUB110 family. Sequence analysis also indicated that ORF1 was predicted to encode linA, an enzyme that enzymatically inactivates lincomycin. The result of Southern hybridization and mung bean nuclease treatment confirmed that pR18 replicated via the RCR mechanism. Phylogenetic tree analysis of pR18 plasmid proteins suggested that horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance determinants without genes encoding mobilization has not only occurred between Bacillus and Lactobacillus but also between unrelated bacteria. Understanding this type of transfer could possibly play a key role in facilitating the study of the origin and evolution of lactobacillus plasmids. Quantitative PCR showed that the relative copy number of pR18 was approximately 39 copies per chromosome equivalent. Elsevier 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36762/1/Characterization%20of%20pR18.pdf Jalilsood, Tannaz and Baradaran, Ali and Foo, Hooi Ling and Mustafa, Shuhaimi and Yusoff, Khatijah and Abdul Rahim, Raha (2014) Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum. Plasmid, 73. pp. 1-9. ISSN 0147-619X; ESSN:1095-9890 10.1016/j.plasmid.2014.04.004
spellingShingle Jalilsood, Tannaz
Baradaran, Ali
Foo, Hooi Ling
Mustafa, Shuhaimi
Yusoff, Khatijah
Abdul Rahim, Raha
Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum
title Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum
title_full Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum
title_fullStr Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum
title_short Characterization of pR18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from Lactobacillus plantarum
title_sort characterization of pr18, a novel rolling-circle replication plasmid from lactobacillus plantarum
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36762/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36762/1/Characterization%20of%20pR18.pdf