Abstract
The Mu mom gene is transcribed only when DNA is methylated by Dam; this methylation dependence is determined by a region upstream of the gene containing three Dam-methylation sites. The mom operon contains two open reading frames, one of which codes for Mom. Experiments were done to find a function for the other reading frame; it is shown that it does not affect phage immunity or the regulation of mom expression. Deletion mapping and S1 nuclease mapping experiments identify the +1 of the mom mRNA: it is 45 bp downstream of the three Dam-methylation sites. Possible models for the short-distance transcription regulation by methylation are discussed. The mom promoter is surrounded by sequences that are shown to be homologous to the oriC region of E. coli. This suggests a relation between replication and methylation-dependent mom expression. It is shown however, that replication is not essential for mom expression.
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