MICR3330: Lateral Gene Transfer Lecture

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What percentage of cells underwent induced competence when shifted from 42°C to 37°C?

  • 8%
  • 12%
  • 15% (correct)
  • 5%

What is the frequency of successful transformation mentioned in the text?

  • 10^-2
  • 10^-4
  • 10^-3 (correct)
  • 10^-1

Which protein is responsible for moving DNA across the cell wall in the DNA uptake machinery of N. gonorrhoeae (Gram negative)?

  • ComE
  • PilE
  • ComA
  • PilQ (correct)

What is the minimum size of DNA that can bind and transform in Streptococcus and Bacillus (Gram positives)?

<p>500 bp (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which transformation machinery is required to take up free DNA through the cell wall and membrane(s)?

<p>PilQ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens after DNA bound to the surface of a cell is endonuclease nicks DNA according to the text?

<p>One strand is degraded by a nuclease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of the lecture on lateral gene transfer?

<p>To explain the mechanism of transformation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do F primes differ from F plasmids?

<p>F primes complement chromosomal mutations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are bottlenecks important in the context of genetic diversity?

<p>To impact the fitness of bacterial isolates in different environments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In bacterial conjugation, what is the role of the gene products encoded by the F plasmid?

<p>To facilitate genetic exchange between bacteria (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can Hfr bacterial cells be utilized in chromosomal mapping?

<p>By enabling the transfer of chromosomal DNA during conjugation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the schematic representation of bottlenecks in the genetic diversity of bacteria illustrate?

<p>The adaptation of bacteria to different environments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of bacterial species exhibit natural competence for transformation?

<p>About 40% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about transformation is TRUE?

<p>It occurs in all stages of bacterial growth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of a bacterial cell to bind and take up DNA?

<p>Competence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between transformation and transduction?

<p>The presence or absence of a virus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following genera is NOT typically competent for transformation?

<p>Escherichia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which regions of homology align between the incoming DNA and the host DNA?

<p>Homologous recombination (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which gene is responsible for the synthesis of F pili in F plasmids?

<p>traA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which protein is a positive regulator of F plasmid functions?

<p>traJ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which step of conjugation does a bacterium with the F pilus contact the recipient cell (F-)?

<p>Step 3 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the finO gene in F plasmid conjugation?

<p>Regulation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of conjugation involves the initiation of rolling circle replication of the F plasmid?

<p>Step 4 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the transferred ssDNA in the recipient cell during conjugation?

<p>Circularizes and serves as a template for second-strand synthesis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the accessory proteins TraM, TraD, and TraY during conjugation?

<p>To facilitate the binding of TraI to oriT (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which protein remains covalently attached to the 5' phosphate group during the initiation of rolling circle replication?

<p>TraI (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors contribute to the mating aggregate formation and stabilization during conjugation?

<p>TraG and TraN (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the retraction of the F pilus during conjugation?

<p>Disaggregation of the pilus fibre in the periplasm of the donor cell (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the initiation of rolling circle replication during conjugation?

<p>The covalently closed circular plasmid DNA is nicked (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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