DNA replication and chromosome dynamics
Publications by Kirsten Jane Skarstad
92 publications found
Publications 2023
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A DnaA-dependent riboswitch for transcription attenuation of the his operon
mLife, 2 (2), 126-140
DOI 10.1002/mlf2.12075, PubMed 38817620 -
A DnaA‐dependent riboswitch for transcription attenuation of the his operon
mLife, 2 (2), 126-140
DOI 10.1002/mlf2.12075, PublikaID 479
Publications 2021
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Topoisomerase IV tracks behind the replication fork and the SeqA complex during DNA replication in Escherichia coli
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 474
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-80043-4, PubMed 33436807 -
Antimicrobial resistance: A challenge awaiting the post-COVID-19 era
Int J Infect Dis, 111, 322-325
DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.003, PubMed 34508864
Publications 2020
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Antibiotic-induced DNA damage results in a controlled loss of pH homeostasis and genome instability
Sci Rep, 10 (1), 19422
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-76426-2, PubMed 33173044 -
Peptides containing the PCNA interacting motif APIM bind to the β-clamp and inhibit bacterial growth and mutagenesis
Nucleic Acids Res, 48 (10), 5540-5554
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa278, PubMed 32347931
Publications 2018
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Multiple links connect central carbon metabolism to DNA replication initiation and elongation in Bacillus subtilis
DNA Res, 25 (6), 641-653
DOI 10.1093/dnares/dsy031, PubMed 30256918
Publications 2017
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Phenotypes of dnaXE145A Mutant Cells Indicate that the Escherichia coli Clamp Loader Has a Role in the Restart of Stalled Replication Forks
J Bacteriol, 199 (24)
DOI 10.1128/JB.00412-17, PubMed 28947673 -
SeqA structures behind Escherichia coli replication forks affect replication elongation and restart mechanisms
Nucleic Acids Res, 45 (11), 6471-6485
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkx263, PubMed 28407100
Publications 2016
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Lack of the H-NS Protein Results in Extended and Aberrantly Positioned DNA during Chromosome Replication and Segregation in Escherichia coli
J Bacteriol, 198 (8), 1305-16
DOI 10.1128/JB.00919-15, PubMed 26858102
Publications 2015
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The DnaA Protein Is Not the Limiting Factor for Initiation of Replication in Escherichia coli
PLoS Genet, 11 (6), e1005276
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005276, PubMed 26047361 -
Dynamic Escherichia coli SeqA complexes organize the newly replicated DNA at a considerable distance from the replisome
Nucleic Acids Res, 43 (5), 2730-43
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkv146, PubMed 25722374
Publications 2014
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Escherichia coli SeqA structures relocalize abruptly upon termination of origin sequestration during multifork DNA replication
PLoS One, 9 (10), e110575
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0110575, PubMed 25333813 -
The Escherichia coli datA site promotes proper regulation of cell division
Microbiology (Reading), 160 (Pt 4), 703-710
DOI 10.1099/mic.0.074898-0, PubMed 24574433 -
DNA compaction in the early part of the SOS response is dependent on RecN and RecA
Microbiology (Reading), 160 (Pt 5), 872-882
DOI 10.1099/mic.0.075051-0, PubMed 24615185
Publications 2013
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The Fis protein has a stimulating role in initiation of replication in Escherichia coli in vivo
PLoS One, 8 (12), e83562
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0083562, PubMed 24358293 -
Regulating DNA replication in bacteria
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, 5 (4), a012922
DOI 10.1101/cshperspect.a012922, PubMed 23471435 -
Single transmembrane peptide DinQ modulates membrane-dependent activities
PLoS Genet, 9 (2), e1003260
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003260, PubMed 23408903
Publications 2012
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Depletion of acidic phospholipids influences chromosomal replication in Escherichia coli
Microbiologyopen, 1 (4), 450-66
DOI 10.1002/mbo3.46, PubMed 23233230 -
An easy-to-use simulation program demonstrates variations in bacterial cell cycle parameters depending on medium and temperature
PLoS One, 7 (2), e30981
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0030981, PubMed 22348034 -
Replication fork movement and methylation govern SeqA binding to the Escherichia coli chromosome
Nucleic Acids Res, 40 (12), 5465-76
DOI 10.1093/nar/gks187, PubMed 22373925
Publications 2011
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Hydrophilic interaction chromatography of nucleoside triphosphates with temperature as a separation parameter
J Chromatogr A, 1218 (35), 5981-6
DOI 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.01.066, PubMed 21315360
Publications 2010
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The G157C mutation in the Escherichia coli sliding clamp specifically affects initiation of replication
Mol Microbiol, 79 (2), 433-46
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07453.x, PubMed 21219462 -
A novel DNA gyrase inhibitor rescues Escherichia coli dnaAcos mutant cells from lethal hyperinitiation
J Antimicrob Chemother, 65 (5), 924-30
DOI 10.1093/jac/dkq071, PubMed 20228083 -
Replication patterns and organization of replication forks in Vibrio cholerae
Microbiology (Reading), 157 (Pt 3), 695-708
DOI 10.1099/mic.0.045112-0, PubMed 21163839 -
ChIP on Chip: surprising results are often artifacts
BMC Genomics, 11, 414
DOI 10.1186/1471-2164-11-414, PubMed 20602746
Publications 2009
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Escherichia coli DnaA forms helical structures along the longitudinal cell axis distinct from MreB filaments
Mol Microbiol, 72 (3), 645-57
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06674.x, PubMed 19400775 -
Growth rate dependent numbers of SeqA structures organize the multiple replication forks in rapidly growing Escherichia coli
Genes Cells, 14 (5), 643-57
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2009.01298.x, PubMed 19371375 -
A reduction in ribonucleotide reductase activity slows down the chromosome replication fork but does not change its localization
PLoS One, 4 (10), e7617
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0007617, PubMed 19898675 -
The Escherichia coli SeqA protein
Plasmid, 61 (3), 141-50
DOI 10.1016/j.plasmid.2009.02.004, PubMed 19254745
Publications 2008
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The initiator protein DnaA contributes to keeping new origins inactivated by promoting the presence of hemimethylated DNA
J Mol Biol, 384 (5), 1076-85
DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.09.042, PubMed 18835566 -
DnaA protein interacts with RNA polymerase and partially protects it from the effect of rifampicin
Mol Microbiol, 71 (4), 1018-30
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06585.x, PubMed 19170875 -
A robust screen for novel antibiotics: specific knockout of the initiator of bacterial DNA replication
FEMS Microbiol Lett, 281 (2), 210-4
DOI 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01103.x, PubMed 18312360
Publications 2007
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Organization of sister origins and replisomes during multifork DNA replication in Escherichia coli
EMBO J, 26 (21), 4514-22
DOI 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601871, PubMed 17914458 -
Functional taxonomy of bacterial hyperstructures
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev, 71 (1), 230-53
DOI 10.1128/MMBR.00035-06, PubMed 17347523 -
Toward a hyperstructure taxonomy
Annu Rev Microbiol, 61, 309-29
DOI 10.1146/annurev.micro.61.081606.103348, PubMed 17896876
Publications 2006
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A novel regulatory mechanism couples deoxyribonucleotide synthesis and DNA replication in Escherichia coli
EMBO J, 25 (5), 1137-47
DOI 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600990, PubMed 16482221
Publications 2005
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An oriC-like distribution of GATC sites mediates full sequestration of non-origin sequences in Escherichia coli
J Mol Biol, 350 (1), 7-11
DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.04.055, PubMed 15922360 -
Deletion of the datA site does not affect once-per-cell-cycle timing but induces rifampin-resistant replication
J Bacteriol, 187 (12), 3913-20
DOI 10.1128/JB.187.12.3913-3920.2005, PubMed 15939703 -
Specific N-terminal interactions of the Escherichia coli SeqA protein are required to form multimers that restrain negative supercoils and form foci
Genes Cells, 10 (11), 1039-49
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2005.00898.x, PubMed 16236133
Publications 2004
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Re-replication from non-sequesterable origins generates three-nucleoid cells which divide asymmetrically
Mol Microbiol, 51 (6), 1589-600
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2003.03943.x, PubMed 15009887 -
Positive supercoiling is generated in the presence of Escherichia coli SeqA protein
Mol Microbiol, 54 (1), 123-31
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04239.x, PubMed 15458410 -
Replication fork and SeqA focus distributions in Escherichia coli suggest a replication hyperstructure dependent on nucleotide metabolism
Mol Microbiol, 52 (6), 1597-612
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04097.x, PubMed 15186411
Publications 2003
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Excess SeqA prolongs sequestration of oriC and delays nucleoid segregation and cell division
EMBO J, 22 (2), 315-23
DOI 10.1093/emboj/cdg020, PubMed 12514137 -
Controlled initiation of chromosomal replication in Escherichia coli requires functional Hda protein
J Bacteriol, 185 (10), 3244-8
DOI 10.1128/JB.185.10.3244-3248.2003, PubMed 12730188 -
Lack of SeqA focus formation, specific DNA binding and proper protein multimerization in the Escherichia coli sequestration mutant seqA2
Mol Microbiol, 47 (3), 619-32
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.t01-1-03329.x, PubMed 12535065 -
SeqA protein stimulates the relaxing and decatenating activities of topoisomerase IV
J Biol Chem, 278 (49), 48779-85
DOI 10.1074/jbc.M308843200, PubMed 14512422 -
DpiA binding to the replication origin of Escherichia coli plasmids and chromosomes destabilizes plasmid inheritance and induces the bacterial SOS response
J Bacteriol, 185 (20), 6025-31
DOI 10.1128/JB.185.20.6025-6031.2003, PubMed 14526013 -
Titration of the Escherichia coli DnaA protein to excess datA sites causes destabilization of replication forks, delayed replication initiation and delayed cell division
Mol Microbiol, 50 (1), 349-62
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03695.x, PubMed 14507385 -
Circles in the sand
EMBO Rep, 4 (7), 661-5
DOI 10.1038/sj.embor.embor888, PubMed 12835752 -
Stable co-existence of separate replicons in Escherichia coli is dependent on once-per-cell-cycle initiation
EMBO J, 22 (1), 140-50
DOI 10.1093/emboj/cdg003, PubMed 12505992 -
Degradation of mutant initiator protein DnaA204 by proteases ClpP, ClpQ and Lon is prevented when DNA is SeqA-free
Biochem J, 370 (Pt 3), 867-71
DOI 10.1042/BJ20021161, PubMed 12479794
Publications 2001
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Regulation of chromosomal replication by DnaA protein availability in Escherichia coli: effects of the datA region
Biochim Biophys Acta, 1521 (1-3), 73-80
DOI 10.1016/s0167-4781(01)00292-5, PubMed 11690638 -
The Escherichia coli SeqA protein binds specifically to two sites in fully and hemimethylated oriC and has the capacity to inhibit DNA replication and affect chromosome topology
Biochimie, 83 (1), 49-51
DOI 10.1016/s0300-9084(00)01207-4, PubMed 11254974 -
SeqA, the Escherichia coli origin sequestration protein, is also a specific transcription factor
Mol Microbiol, 40 (6), 1371-9
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02480.x, PubMed 11442835 -
Mutations in DnaA protein suppress the growth arrest of acidic phospholipid-deficient Escherichia coli cells
EMBO J, 20 (5), 1164-72
DOI 10.1093/emboj/20.5.1164, PubMed 11230139
Publications 2000
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Mapping of a chromosome replication origin in an archaeon
Trends Microbiol, 8 (12), 535-7
DOI 10.1016/s0966-842x(00)01878-3, PubMed 11115744 -
Limiting DNA replication to once and only once
EMBO Rep, 1 (6), 479-83
DOI 10.1093/embo-reports/kvd116, PubMed 11263490 -
The Escherichia coli SeqA protein binds specifically and co-operatively to two sites in hemimethylated and fully methylated oriC
Mol Microbiol, 36 (6), 1319-26
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01943.x, PubMed 10931282 -
The Escherichia coli SeqA protein destabilizes mutant DnaA204 protein
Mol Microbiol, 37 (3), 629-38
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02031.x, PubMed 10931356
Publications 1999
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Escherichia coli SeqA protein affects DNA topology and inhibits open complex formation at oriC
EMBO J, 18 (17), 4882-8
DOI 10.1093/emboj/18.17.4882, PubMed 10469666
Publications 1998
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Effects of purified SeqA protein on oriC-dependent DNA replication in vitro
EMBO J, 17 (14), 4158-65
DOI 10.1093/emboj/17.14.4158, PubMed 9670030
Publications 1997
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Uncoupling of the order of the S and M phases: effects of staurosporine on human cell cycle kinases
Cell Prolif, 30 (5), 197-218
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2184.1997.00087.x, PubMed 9420612
Publications 1996
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Coordinating DNA replication initiation with cell growth: differential roles for DnaA and SeqA proteins
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 93 (22), 12206-11
DOI 10.1073/pnas.93.22.12206, PubMed 8901558 -
Transcriptional activation of promoters of the superoxide and multiple antibiotic resistance regulons by Rob, a binding protein of the Escherichia coli origin of chromosomal replication
J Bacteriol, 178 (9), 2507-13
DOI 10.1128/jb.178.9.2507-2513.1996, PubMed 8626315 -
The Escherichia coli Fis protein prevents initiation of DNA replication from oriC in vitro
Nucleic Acids Res, 24 (18), 3527-32
DOI 10.1093/nar/24.18.3527, PubMed 8836178
Publications 1995
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Analysis of DNA replication in vivo by flow cytometry
Methods Enzymol, 262, 604-13
DOI 10.1016/0076-6879(95)62047-8, PubMed 8594381 -
The speed of the Escherichia coli fork in vivo depends on the DnaB:DnaC ratio
Mol Microbiol, 17 (5), 825-31
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.mmi_17050825.x, PubMed 8596432 -
E. coli SeqA protein binds oriC in two different methyl-modulated reactions appropriate to its roles in DNA replication initiation and origin sequestration
Cell, 82 (6), 927-36
DOI 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90272-4, PubMed 7553853
Publications 1994
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The initiator protein DnaA: evolution, properties and function
Biochim Biophys Acta, 1217 (2), 111-30
DOI 10.1016/0167-4781(94)90025-6, PubMed 8110826 -
Staining and measurement of DNA in bacteria
Methods Cell Biol, 42 Pt B, 477-87
DOI 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)61091-2, PubMed 7533253 -
The initiation mass for DNA replication in Escherichia coli K-12 is dependent on growth rate
EMBO J, 13 (9), 2097-102
DOI 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06485.x, PubMed 8187762
Publications 1993
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Degradation of individual chromosomes in recA mutants of Escherichia coli
J Bacteriol, 175 (17), 5505-9
DOI 10.1128/jb.175.17.5505-5509.1993, PubMed 8366035 -
A novel binding protein of the origin of the Escherichia coli chromosome
J Biol Chem, 268 (8), 5365-70
PubMed 8449900
Publications 1991
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E. coli minichromosome replication: regulation of initiation at oriC
Res Microbiol, 142 (2-3), 127-30
DOI 10.1016/0923-2508(91)90019-7, PubMed 1925009
Publications 1990
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Strand separation required for initiation of replication at the chromosomal origin of E.coli is facilitated by a distant RNA--DNA hybrid
EMBO J, 9 (7), 2341-8
DOI 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1990.tb07406.x, PubMed 1694129 -
DNA measurements of bacteria
Methods Cell Biol, 33, 519-26
DOI 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)60551-8, PubMed 2084483
Publications 1989
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The DnaA protein determines the initiation mass of Escherichia coli K-12
Cell, 57 (5), 881-9
DOI 10.1016/0092-8674(89)90802-7, PubMed 2541928 -
Initiation of DNA replication in Escherichia coli after overproduction of the DnaA protein
Mol Gen Genet, 218 (1), 50-6
DOI 10.1007/BF00330564, PubMed 2550764
Publications 1988
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Timing of chromosomal replication in Escherichia coli
Biochim Biophys Acta, 951 (2-3), 359-64
DOI 10.1016/0167-4781(88)90107-8, PubMed 2850013 -
Perturbed chromosomal replication in recA mutants of Escherichia coli
J Bacteriol, 170 (6), 2549-54
DOI 10.1128/jb.170.6.2549-2554.1988, PubMed 3286612 -
Coordination of chromosome replication initiation in Escherichia coli: effects of different dnaA alleles
J Bacteriol, 170 (2), 852-8
DOI 10.1128/jb.170.2.852-858.1988, PubMed 2828328
Publications 1987
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Mode of initiation of constitutive stable DNA replication in RNase H-defective mutants of Escherichia coli K-12
J Bacteriol, 169 (6), 2650-8
DOI 10.1128/jb.169.6.2650-2658.1987, PubMed 3034862
Publications 1986
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Timing of initiation of chromosome replication in individual Escherichia coli cells
EMBO J, 5 (7), 1711-7
DOI 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04415.x, PubMed 3527695 -
Flow cytometry of bacteria: cell cycle kinetics and effects of antibiotics
Ann N Y Acad Sci, 468, 329-38
DOI 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1986.tb42050.x, PubMed 2942091
Publications 1985
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RecA protein acts at the initiation of stable DNA replication in rnh mutants of Escherichia coli K-12
J Bacteriol, 163 (2), 439-44
DOI 10.1128/jb.163.2.439-444.1985, PubMed 2991187 -
Escherichia coli DNA distributions measured by flow cytometry and compared with theoretical computer simulations
J Bacteriol, 163 (2), 661-8
DOI 10.1128/jb.163.2.661-668.1985, PubMed 3894332
Publications 1984
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Characterization of intracellular DNA strand breaks induced by neocarzinostatin in Escherichia coli cells
Nucleic Acids Res, 12 (21), 8281-91
DOI 10.1093/nar/12.21.8281, PubMed 6239141
Publications 1983
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Flow cytometry of bacteria: a promising tool in experimental and clinical microbiology
J Gen Microbiol, 129 (4), 973-80
DOI 10.1099/00221287-129-4-973, PubMed 6350534 -
Cell cycle parameters of slowly growing Escherichia coli B/r studied by flow cytometry
J Bacteriol, 154 (2), 656-62
DOI 10.1128/jb.154.2.656-662.1983, PubMed 6341358
Publications 1982
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Applications of flow cytometry on bacteria: cell cycle kinetics, drug effects, and quantitation of antibody binding
Cytometry, 2 (4), 249-57
DOI 10.1002/cyto.990020409, PubMed 7035105
Publications 1981
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Deoxyribonucleic acid replication in permeable and fully viable Escherichia coli cells
J Bacteriol, 145 (3), 1413-6
DOI 10.1128/jb.145.3.1413-1416.1981, PubMed 7009586