酵母完整细胞快速高效转化法

通过研究影响转化效率的诸因素,最终找到一种快速、高效酵母完整细胞转化法。整个转化步骤能在1．5h内完成。在实验中发现：小牛胸腺DNA的加入,在加入DNA后随即加入PEG4000;将42℃热冲击时间从5min延长到25min;热冲击后直接将转化混合物涂布到选择性平板上能得到高效转化效率。所用四种类型质粒的转化效率如下：Yrp;3．5—7．2×10⁴(线性pcN60／BamHⅠ：1·6×10⁵);Yep: l·7—2.6×10⁴(线性YEpl3／BarnHⅠ：8×10⁴),Ycp：3．7×10⁴;YIp5／stuI：7．6×10³。用快速法检测的7株受体菌的转化能力都达到10⁴个转化子/μg DNA。     

一种简单、快速制备与转化大肠杆菌受体细胞的方法

用TSB溶液取代常规的CaCl₂溶液,制备大肠杆菌受体细胞。在菌体处于对数早期时离心收集细胞,用TSB缓冲液悬浮后,即可用于质粒DNA的转化。转化效率可达10⁷～10⁸转化子／μgDNA。     

电击法诱导的欧白英原生质体转化和转化植株再生

本研究使用电击法成功地将带有标记基因NPTⅡ的质粒pCaMVNEO转入欧白英的原生质体,并获得了再生转化植株。通过用pDW2质粒进行的CAT基因短暂表达研究,确定了欧白英原生质体转化的电击条件为：电容30nF、电场强度l 500V／cm、时间衰变常数59．4微秒;质粒DNA浓度为20μg／2×10⁶原生质体。在以上条件下,欧白英原生质体的相对转化率为12．4％,绝对转化率为2.4×10^-4在大多数抗性愈伤组织和从抗性愈伤组织再生的植株中检测到新霉素磷酸转移酶活性。分子杂交结果也证明了在转化植株中存在NPTⅡ基因序列,而未转化的对照植株则没有。     

一种快速简便的CaCl2质粒转化方法

介绍一种质粒DNA快速转化方法.质粒DNA加入感受态细胞,冰浴３～10 min,涂布预热至37℃的平板,即可获得与常规转化方法相当的转化效率.操作步骤由5步减至2步,时间由2 h减至3～10 min.同时探讨了Ca²⁺浓度、4℃保存时间等因素对感受态细胞转化效率的影响.     

嗜热脂肪芽孢杆菌质粒DNA的高压电穿孔转化研究*

采用高压电穿孔法将穿梭质粒导入了嗜热脂肪芽胞杆菌（Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓ　ｓｔｅａｒｏｔｈｅｒｍｏｐｈｉｌｕｓ）Ｋ１０４１和Ｔ５２１菌株。以对数生长后期的菌体制备Ｋ１０４１转化细胞,以ＬＢ平板上于５０℃培养的过夜菌制备Ｔ５２１转化细胞,细胞密度为５～７×１０^９细胞／ｍＬ。电击条件如下：电容２５μＦ,电场强度１０．０ＫＶ／ｃｍ,脉冲控制器设定２００。 Ｋ１０４１和 Ｔ５２１最高转化效率分别达２．０１×１０⁴和１．１９ ×１０²转化子／     

部分酶解酵母高效电击转化研究

以酵母质粒YCp50为外源DNA,电击转化部分酶解酵母宿主菌AB1380,转化效率稳定在10~6转化子/μg质粒DNA左右,比不酶解酵母或酵母原生质球作受体的电击转化效率高一个数量级以上,也比PEG介导的酵母原生质球转化高3～5倍,而且适合于大片段DNA如水稻YAC分子的转化。达最佳转化时的有关技术参数为:新接菌种通气培养至细胞密度1×10~8～1.5×10~8个/ml;转化时细胞密度控制在1×10~9～1.5×10~9个/ml;每毫升酶解缓冲液加15u溶菌酶(lyticase),30℃下处理酵母5min进行部分酶解;电击时,电场设置在6.25kV/cm、电容25μF,电击后直接铺板。     

REMI介导电转化产甘油假丝酵母

为了分离耐高渗和甘油代谢相关基因,以Zeocin为选择标记,利用REMI技术电转化产甘油假丝酵母Candida glycerinogenes。考察了7种限制性内切酶对转化的影响,选择Hind III进一步优化了转化的几个条件。结果表明,在OD₆₀₀≈1.3 时收集细胞,在1.5 kV 电压下,感受态细胞浓度为2.0×10⁹个细胞/mL,100U Hind III时,能获得129个转化子/μg DNA的较高转化率,58% 的转化子稳定,表明REMI技术适合于产甘油假丝酵母的转化。     

电击法介导的紫孢侧耳原生质体转化

使用基因脉冲导入仪成功地将糙皮侧耳DNA导入紫孢侧耳单核原生质体内,获得了具有"锁状联合”特征的双核转化菌株T₁,和T₂。转化率为8．2×10^-5,转化比为3．6％。酯酶同I酶分析结果表明,转化菌株除具有受体菌的酶带外,还存在供体菌的酶带,由此证明转化菌株确为紫孢侧耳和糙皮侧耳DNA重组的产物。转化菌株子实体形态也发生了变化。两菌株子实体均不释放孢子;T₁。菌柄中生,T₂成熟子实体菌盖中部易长出菌丝。     

电脉冲穿孔法将苏云金杆菌δ－内毒素基因导人野生型芽孢杆菌

利用电脉冲穿孔法将带有苏云金杆菌毒蛋白基因的穿梭质粒导人几株野生型芽孢杆菌中。它们是野生型的蜡状芽孢杆菌、短芽孢杆菌和枯草芽孢杆菌。通过观察在新霉素和氨苄青霉素平板上长出的抗性菌落数t计算出转化效率为10¹一10¹转化子/μgDNA。从转化子中分离到的质粒DNA大小及其用HindⅢ酶切的片段与原始质粒DNA相同,毒性测试表明重组转化子对烟青虫六天的致死率达90—100％。     

插入烟草叶绿体启动基因片段的重组质粒转化大肠杆菌和枯草杆菌感受态与原生质体的比较

大肠杆菌(E.coli)N100携带的pK01-26质粒插入烟草(Nicotiana tobacHm var.)叶绿体启动基因片段的重组质粒。该质粒以大肠杆菌HB101为受体可以再转化,转化频率为4.93×10^-6,以枯草杆菌168为受体不能实现转化。上述两种受体菌株的原生质体,经处理,再生细胞壁后,分别获得转化子。经原生质体转化,以大肠杆菌HB101为受体的转化频率为2.7×10^-4频率为2.6×10^-5。以H     

Plasmid transformation of Ruminococcus albus by means of high-voltage electroporation

To apply recombinant DNA techniques to the genetic manipulation of cellulolytic ruminal bacteria, a plasmid vector transformation system must be available. The objective of this work was to develop a system for plasmid transformation of Ruminococcus albus. Using high voltage electrotransformation, pSC22 and pCK17 plasmid vectors, derived from lactic acid bacteria plasmids and replicating via single-stranded DNA intermediate, were successfully introduced into three freshly isolated R. albus strains and into R. albus type strain ATCC 27210. The optimization of the electrotransformation condition raised the electroporation efficiency up to 3 x 10(5) transformants per microgram of pSC22 plasmid.     

Improved Transformation Method for Acetobacter with Plasmid DNA

An improved method for transformation of derivative strains of A. aceti subsp. aceti No. 1023 with plasmid DNA has been developed. Addition of polyethylene glycol or dimethylsulfoxide increased the transformation efficiency by a factor of about ten. In the presence of PEG 4,000, various transformation conditions were examined. Cells were also made transformation competent by treatment with other divalent cations than Ca²⁺ . The pH of the buffer did not affect the efficiency significantly. The growth phase influenced the efficiency. Mutants showing high competence were derived by treatment with N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. By the improved method using the highly transformable mutants, a transformation efficiency of approximately 105 transformants per γg plasmid DNA was achieved.     

Effect of the molecular weight of DNA on the effectiveness of plasmid transformation of E. coli K12

The level of plasmid transformation and transfection by the high molecular mass DNA was studied for Escherichia coli mutants having increased efficiency of plasmid transformation by low molecular mass DNA. Decreased level of plasmid transformation and transfection registered in some mutants as compared to the one in wild type strain suggests the specificity of Escherichia coli cells penetration for DNA of different molecular mass.     

Natural Transformation of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus by Plasmid DNA Adsorbed on Sand and Groundwater Aquifer Material

It is known that plasmid DNA and linear duplex DNA molecules adsorb to chemically purified mineral grains of sand and to particles of several clay fractions. It seemed desirable to examine whether plasmid DNA would also adsorb to nonpurified mineral materials taken from the environment and, particularly, whether adsorbed plasmid DNA would be available for natural transformation of bacteria. Therefore, microcosms consisting of chemically pure sea sand plus buffered CaCl₂ solution were compared with microcosms consisting of material sampled directly from a groundwater aquifer (GWA) plus groundwater (GW) with respect to the natural transformation of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus by mineral-associated DNA. The GWA minerals were mostly sand with inorganic precipitates and organic material plus minor quantities of silt and clay (illite and kaolinite). The amount of plasmid DNA which adsorbed to GWA (in GW) was about 80% of the amount which adsorbed to purified sand (in buffered CaCl₂ solution). Plasmid DNA adsorbed on sand transformed A. calcoaceticus significantly less efficiently than did plasmid DNA in solution. In contrast, the transformation by sand-adsorbed chromosomal DNA was as high as that by DNA in solution. In GWA/GW microcosms, the efficiency of transformation by chromosomal DNA was similar to that in sand microcosms, whereas plasmid transformation was not detectable. However, plasmid transformants were found at a low frequency when GWA was loaded with both chromosomal and plasmid DNA. Reasons for the low transformation efficiency of plasmid DNA adsorbed to mineral surfaces are discussed. Control experiments showed that the amounts of plasmid and chromosomal DNA desorbing from sand during incubation with a cell-free filtrate of a competent cell suspension did not greatly contribute to transformation in sand microcosms, suggesting that transformation occurred by direct uptake of DNA from the mineral surfaces. Taken together, the observations suggest that plasmid DNA and chromosomal DNA fragments which are adsorbed on mineral surfaces in a sedimentary or soil habitat may be available (although with different efficiencies for the two DNA species) for transformation of a naturally competent gram-negative soil bacterium.     

Improved method for electroporation of Staphylococcus aureus

We have developed a significantly improved method for the electroporation of plasmid DNA into Staphylococcus aureus. The highest transformation efficiency achieved with this procedure was 4.0 x 10(8) transformants per microgram of plasmid pSK265 DNA. This represents a 530-fold improvement over the previously reported optimum efficiency of 7.5 x 10(5) transformants per microgram of plasmid DNA after electroporation of S. aureus cells [9]. Identical results were obtained when electrocompetent cells, which had been stored frozen at -80 degrees C, were used. The improved efficiency is due primarily to the use of a modified medium (designated as B2 medium) and secondarily to the use of 0.1-cm cuvettes. Several other plasmids (pI258, pMH109, and pSK270) were also electrotransformed into competent cells using our procedure, and for each plasmid, the transformation efficiency was significantly reduced compared to that observed when pSK265 DNA was used. With respect to plasmid pI258, the transformation efficiency was 3500-fold higher than that reported previously for transformation of this plasmid into S. aureus RN4220 [9]. The optimized electroporation procedure was less successful in transforming other staphylococci. Electrocompetent cells of S. aureus ATCC 29213 and S. epidermidis ATCC 12228 produced 5.5 x 10(5) and 5 x 10(3) transformants per microgram of pSK265 DNA, respectively.     

Escherichia coli K-12 mutants with an increased efficiency of plasmid transformation

Escherichia coli K-12 mutants with an enhanced efficiency of plasmid transformation were obtained. In all the mutants, the efficiency of transfection with lambda vir phage DNA was changed, in comparison to the parent strain. However, these changes did not always correlate strictly with plasmid transformation alterations. For instance, two mutants with an increased plasmid transformation efficiency demonstrated 50-fold decrease in the level of transfection with lambda phage DNA. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis points to both quantitative and qualitative differences in protein composition of the mutant cell envelopes, as compared with the parent strain.     

Protoplast transformation of recalcitrant alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. with methylated plasmid DNA and a developed hard agar regeneration medium

Among the diverse alkaliphilic Bacillus strains, only a little have been reported to be genetically transformed. In this study, an efficient protoplast transformation procedure was developed for recalcitrant alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. N16-5. The procedure involved polyethylene glycol-induced DNA uptake by the protoplasts and subsequent protoplast regeneration with a developed hard agar regeneration medium. An in vivo methylation strategy was introduced to methylate the exogenous plasmid DNA for improving the transformation efficiency. The transformation efficiency reached to 1.1×10(5) transformants per μg plasmid DNA with methylated plasmid pHCMC04 and the developed hard agar regeneration medium. This procedure might also be applicable to the genetic transformation of other Bacillus strains.     

Transformation of intact yeast cells treated with alkali cations

Intact yeast cells treated with alkali cations took up plasmid DNA. Li+, Cs+, Rb+, K+, and Na+ were effective in inducing competence. Conditions for the transformation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae D13-1A with plasmid YRp7 were studied in detail with CsCl. The optimum incubation time was 1 h, and the optimum cell concentration was 5 x 10(7) cells per ml. The optimum concentration of Cs+ was 1.0 M. Transformation efficiency increased with increasing concentrations of plasmid DNA. Polyethylene glycol was absolutely required. Heat pulse and various polyamines or basic proteins stimulated the uptake of plasmid DNA. Besides circular DNA, linear plasmid DNA was also taken up by Cs+-treated yeast cells, although the uptake efficiency was considerably reduced. The transformation efficiency with Cs+ or Li+ was comparable with that of conventional protoplast methods for a plasmid containing ars1, although not for plasmids containing a 2 microns origin replication.     

The effects of volatile microbial secondary metabolites on protein synthesis in Serpula lacrymans

The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is transformable at high efficiency and integrates DNA by homologous double recombination. However, several genetic mapping procedures depend on the ability to generate transformants even with very small amounts of added DNA. This study is aimed at optimizing the transformation efficiency at limiting concentrations of exogenous DNA. The transformation efficiency showed little sensitivity to experimental conditions. Transformation with circular plasmid DNA was found to be no more than 30% more efficient than with linearized plasmid DNA. The efficiency of transformation remained essentially the same in the presence of competing DNA, indicating that the capacity of DNA uptake by the cells is not limiting. The incubation time of cells with DNA before plating (0-8 h) affected the transformation efficiency by up to 3-fold. Only minor changes in the efficiency were observed as a function of the presence of a membrane filter on the plate or the presence of TAE or TBE gel buffer residues in the transformation mixture. However, transformability of the host strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 was increased by two orders of magnitude if the sll1354 gene encoding the exonuclease RecJ was deleted. Therefore, the transformation efficiency of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 with exogenous DNA appears to be determined primarily by intracellular processes such as the efficiency of DNA processing and homologous recombination.     

Optimal conditions for genetic transformation of the cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans R2

Under optimal conditions, the cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans R2 was transformed to ampicillin resistance at frequencies of greater than 10(7) transformants per microgram of plasmid (pCH1) donor DNA. No stringent period of competency was detected, and high frequencies of transformation were achieved with cultures at various growth stages. Transformation increased with time after addition of donor DNA up to 15 to 18 h. The peak of transformation efficiency (transformants/donor molecule) occurred at plasmid concentrations of 125 to 325 ng/ml with an ampicillin resistance donor plasmid (pCH1) and 300 to 625 ng/ml for chloramphenicol resistance conferred by plasmid pSG111. The efficiency of transformation was enhanced by excluding light during the incubation or by blocking photosynthesis with the electron transport inhibitor 3-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea (DCMU) or the uncoupler carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenyl hydrazone. Preincubation of cells in darkness for 15 to 18 h before addition of donor DNA significantly decreased transformation efficiency. Growth of cells in iron-deficient medium before transformation enhanced efficiency fourfold. These results were obtained with selection for ampicillin (pCH1 donor plasmid)- or chloramphenicol (pSG111 donor plasmid)-resistant transformants. Approximately 1,000 transformants per microgram were obtained when chromosomal DNA from an herbicide (DCMU)-resistant mutant was used as donor DNA. DCMU resistance was also transferred to recipient cells by using restriction fragments of chromosomal DNA from DCMU-resistant mutants. This procedure allowed size classes of fragments to be assayed for the presence of the DCMU resistance gene.