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  • Title: Isolation and characterization of temperature-sensitive mutants of the Staphylococcus aureus dnaC gene.
    Author: Kaito C, Kurokawa K, Hossain MS, Akimitsu N, Sekimizu K.
    Journal: FEMS Microbiol Lett; 2002 Apr 23; 210(1):157-64. PubMed ID: 12023093.
    Abstract:
    A protein encoded by the Staphylococcus aureus dnaC gene has 44% and 58% homology with Escherichia coli DnaB and Bacillus subtilis DnaC replicative DNA helicases, respectively. We identified five mutant strains whose temperature-sensitive colony formation phenotypes were complemented by the dnaC gene. DNA replication in these mutants has a fast-stop phenotype, indicating that the S. aureus dnaC gene encodes the replicative DNA helicase required for the elongation step. These mutants were also sensitive to UV irradiation, suggesting that the dnaC gene is involved in DNA repair. The number of viable mutant cells decreased at a non-permissive temperature, suggesting that S. aureus DnaC helicase is a promising target for antibiotics providing bactericidal effects.
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