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Characterization of a Novel Type II Restriction-Modification System, Sth 368I, Encoded by the Integrative Element ICE St1 of Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ368

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Burrus, Vincent, Bontemps, Cyril, Decaris, Bernard, Guédon, Gérard·2001·Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Abstract

A novel type II restriction and modification (R-M) system, Sth 368I, which confers resistance to φST84, was found in Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ368 but not in the very closely related strain A054. Partial sequencing of the integrative conjugative element ICE St1, carried by S. thermophilus CNRZ368 but not by A054, revealed a divergent cluster of two genes, sth368IR and sth368IM . The protein sequence encoded by sth368IR is related to the type II endonucleases R. Lla KR2I and R. Sau 3AI, which recognize and cleave the sequence 5′-GATC-3′. The protein sequence encoded by sth368IM is very similar to numerous type II 5-methylcytosine methyltransferases, including M. Lla KR2I and M. Sau 3AI. Cell extracts of CNRZ368 but not A054 were found to cleave at the GATC site. Furthermore, the C residue of the sequence 5′-GATC-3′ was found to be methylated in CNRZ368 but not in A054. Cloning and integration of a copy of sth368IR and sth368IM in the A054 chromosome confers on this strain phenotypes similar to those of CNRZ368, i.e., phage resistance, endonuclease activity of cell extracts, and methylation of the sequence 5′-GATC-3′. Disruption of sth368IR removes resistance and restriction activity. We conclude that ICE St1 encodes an R-M system, Sth 368I, which recognizes the sequence 5′-GATC-3′ and is related to the Sau 3AI and Lla KR2I restriction systems.

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Authors
Burrus, V., Bontemps, C., Decaris, B., & Guédon, G.
Affiliations
  • Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)
  • <!--label omitted: 1-->Laboratoire de Génétique et Microbiologie (INRA UA952), Faculté des Sciences, Université Henri Poincaré (Nancy 1), 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
Venue
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Published
2001-04
Volume
67
Issue
4
Pages
1522-1528
ISSN
  • 0099-2240 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5336
OpenAlex
W2104648253
Cited by
62
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45
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7.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology (publishedVersion)
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Funders
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Keywords
type II restriction-modification systems, endonuclease activity, gene disruption, horizontal gene transfer
MeSH terms
Base Sequence, Cloning, Molecular, DNA Transposable Elements, DNA, Bacterial, Molecular Sequence Data, Recombination, Genetic, Streptococcus, Transformation, Bacterial, Restriction Mapping, DNA Restriction-Modification Enzymes, Streptococcus Phages, Gene Deletion, Sequence Analysis, DNA, DNA Methylation

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