RNA Polymerase Binding Sites on the Broad Host Range Plasmid RP4

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Abstract
Binding sites of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase on RP4 plasmid DNA were determined by EM. Comparison of the RNA polymerase binding map and the genetic map of RP4 revealed several strong binding sites outside the well-known RP4 genes. RNA polymerase binding sites for the 3 antibiotic resistance genes were detected. Two binding sites were observed for the tra-1 region, whereas the tra-2 and tra-3 regions showed no prominent affinity for RNA polymerase. The genomic regions for the replication origins, oriV (for vegetative replication) and oriT (for transfer replication, equivalent to rlx), both exhibited strong binding to RNA polymerase, as did genomic regions which code for trans-acting replication functions (trfA and trfB).