The specificity of ParR binding determines the compatibility of conjugative plasmids in Clostridium perfringens
T. D. Watts, D. A. K. Traore, S. C. Atkinson, C. Lao, N. Caltabiano, J. I. Rood, V. Adams
The paper shows that ParR proteins from different ParMRC families in C. perfringens bind only to their own parC sites, establishing compatibility between plasmids.
bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology