The structural organization of Enterococcus faecalis repeats (EFAR) is described, palindromic DNA sequences identified in the genome of the Enterococcus faecalis V583 strain by in silico analyses. EFAR are a novel type of miniature insertion sequences, which vary in size from 42 to 650 bp. Length heterogeneity results from the variable assembly of 16 different sequence types. Most elements measure 170 bp, and can fold into peculiar L-shaped structures resulting from the folding of two independent stem-loop structures (SLSs). Homologous chromosomal regions lacking or containing EFAR sequences were identified by PCR among 20 E. faecalis clinical isolates of different genotypes. Sequencing of a representative set of 'empty' sites revealed that 24-37 bp-long sequences, unrelated to each other but all able to fold into SLSs, functioned as targets for the integration of EFAR. In the process, most of the SLS had been deleted, but part of the targeted stems had been retained at EFAR termini.

A novel class of small repetitive DNA sequences in Enterococcus faecalis / Venditti, R; DE GREGORIO, Eliana; Silvestro, G; Bertocco, T; Salza, Mf; Zarrilli, Raffaele; DI NOCERA, Pierpaolo. - In: FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS. - ISSN 0378-1097. - 271:2(2007), pp. 193-201. [10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00717.x]

A novel class of small repetitive DNA sequences in Enterococcus faecalis

VENDITTI R;DE GREGORIO, ELIANA;ZARRILLI, RAFFAELE;DI NOCERA, PIERPAOLO
2007

Abstract

The structural organization of Enterococcus faecalis repeats (EFAR) is described, palindromic DNA sequences identified in the genome of the Enterococcus faecalis V583 strain by in silico analyses. EFAR are a novel type of miniature insertion sequences, which vary in size from 42 to 650 bp. Length heterogeneity results from the variable assembly of 16 different sequence types. Most elements measure 170 bp, and can fold into peculiar L-shaped structures resulting from the folding of two independent stem-loop structures (SLSs). Homologous chromosomal regions lacking or containing EFAR sequences were identified by PCR among 20 E. faecalis clinical isolates of different genotypes. Sequencing of a representative set of 'empty' sites revealed that 24-37 bp-long sequences, unrelated to each other but all able to fold into SLSs, functioned as targets for the integration of EFAR. In the process, most of the SLS had been deleted, but part of the targeted stems had been retained at EFAR termini.
2007
A novel class of small repetitive DNA sequences in Enterococcus faecalis / Venditti, R; DE GREGORIO, Eliana; Silvestro, G; Bertocco, T; Salza, Mf; Zarrilli, Raffaele; DI NOCERA, Pierpaolo. - In: FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS. - ISSN 0378-1097. - 271:2(2007), pp. 193-201. [10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00717.x]
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