MicrobiologybioRxiv
The RecA-directed recombination pathway of natural transformation initiates at chromosomal replication forks in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
C. H. G. JOHNSTON, R. HOPE, A.-L. SOULET…·P. POLARD
This study shows that RecA and DprA accumulate at replication forks during natural transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae, linking HR with replication.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2213867120