[Effect of insertional mutation in the cspA gene encoding the major cold-shock protein on radiation resistance of Escherichia coli]
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[Effect of insertional mutation in the cspA gene encoding the major cold-shock protein on radiation resistance of Escherichia coli]
Abstract
Plasmid pCspA::Km carrying a cloned mutant allele of the cspA gene for the major Escherichia coli cold-shock protein CspA with an insertion of the kanamycin resistance gene cassette from transposon Tn903 into the core region of the coding sequence causes a 2.3-fold increase in radioresistance of wild-type E. coli cells (cspA+). The radioprotective effect of this plasmid is abolished or drastically reduced in mutants recA13 and rpoH15 defective in RecA protein and in induction of the heat-shock protein regulon, respectively. Plasmid pCspA::Km causes a 1.3-fold elevation in the resistance to gamma-irradiation of E. coli mutants with an intermediate level of radioresistance (Gamr445 and KS0160) but slightly diminishes resistance of a highly radiation-resistant Gamr445 mutant. In the chromosome of E. coli with normal DNA repair systems, the cspA::Km mutation in the homozygous state enhances resistance to the lethal effect of gamma-rays and UV light 2.9 and 1.4 times, respectively. These data suggest that the system of cold-shock proteins can modulate resistance of E. coli cells to the lethal effect of gamma-rays and UV light.
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