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. 1992 Jul 11;20(13):3309-15.
doi: 10.1093/nar/20.13.3309.

Mapping of a Physarum chromosomal origin of replication tightly linked to a developmentally-regulated profilin gene

M Bénard  1 , G Pierron
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Mapping of a Physarum chromosomal origin of replication tightly linked to a developmentally-regulated profilin gene

M Bénard et al. Nucleic Acids Res. .
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Abstract

We compared the pattern of replication of two cell-type specific profilin genes in one developmental stage of the slime mold Physarum polycephalum. Taking advantage of the natural synchrony of S-phase within the plasmodium, we established that the actively transcribed profilin P gene is tightly linked to a chromosomal replication origin and is replicated at the onset of S-phase. In contrast, the inactive profilin A gene is not associated with a replication origin and it is duplicated in mid S-phase. Mapping by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis defines a short DNA fragment in the proximal upstream region of the profilin P gene from which bidirectional replication is initiated. We further provide an estimate of the kinetics of elongation of the replicon and demonstrate that the 2 alleles of the profilin P gene are coordinately replicated. All these results were obtained on total DNA preparations extracted from untreated cells. They provide a strong evidence for site specific initiation of DNA replication in Physarum.

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