Abstract
The effects of restriction in vivo by competent B. subtilis R cells and in vitro by purified endonuclease BsuR on transformation and transfection with native and denatured DNA were investigated. The results show that transformation by either native, or denatured DNA is not affected by restriction, whereas transfection both with native and denatured SPP1 DNA is severely restricted. In contrast to the results obtained in vivo, the biological activity of native and denatured transforming DNA is destroyed by BsuR in vitro, as is the transfecting activity of native and denatured SPP1 DNA. The sensitivity of denatured DNA, either with mixtures of the complementary strands or with separated single strands alone, is significantly lower than that of native DNA. The results are discussed in the context of possible mechanisms underlying the different responses of transforming and transfecting DNA to in vivo restriction by B. subtilis R cells.
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