pACYC184-derived cloning vectors containing the multiple cloning site and lacZ alpha reporter gene of pUC8/9 and pUC18/19 plasmids

A new series of vectors, pSU2716, pSU2717, pSU2718, and pSU2719, has been constructed. The plasmids contain (i) the P15A replicon, (ii) the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT)-coding gene from Tn9, and (iii) the HaeII fragment which carries the multiple cloning site and the lacZ alpha reporter gene of pUC8, pUC9, pUC18 and pUC19, respectively. These vectors allow rapid and simple transfer of inserts from pUC plasmids, have an intermediate copy number (which allows regulated expression from the lac promoter), and are compatible with ColE1-derived vectors (and, therefore, can be used in studies requiring the joint expression of two genes, for example, in genetic complementation analysis). Furthermore, the accumulation of CAT instead of beta-lactamase, allows an easy visualization in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis of proteins of 28-35 kDa, which can otherwise be obscured by the beta-lactamase.     

Construction and purification of pSABR 01, a pUC19-derived vector optimized for cloning full-length cDNA

A novel pUC19-derived vector, pSABR 01, was constructed by sub-cloning a fragment of the pSPORT1 polylinker into PUC19. The insertion of the polylinker generated two inactivating mutations in the LacZ open reading frame. These were then repaired by a PCR-based Site Directed Mutagenesis strategy. The pSABR 01 plasmid has four sites that are recognized by `rare-cutter' restriction endonucleases that will optimize the cloning of full-length cDNA and five dual restriction sites that increase the versatility of subcloning the inserted cDNA. Protocols were also defined for purification of pSABR 01 from residual pSPORT1, following pSABR 01 construction, and from another contaminating plasmid.     

Kanamycin-resistant vectors that are analogues of plasmids pUC8, pUC9, pEMBL8 and pEMBL9

Analogues of the cloning vectors pUC8, pUC9, pEMBL8 +/- and pEMBL9 +/- that have kanamycin resistance (KmR) instead of ampicillin resistance (ApR) as the selectable marker have been developed. HindIII and SmaI sites within the KmR gene have been removed so that all of the cloning sites in the multi-linker region of these plasmids may be used except the AccI site.     

The cloning of fragments of the streptomycete plasmid pSG1912 as a part of the vector pUC19]

DNA fragments of plasmid pSG1912 isolated from Streptomyces globisporus 1912 have been cloned into vector pUC19 in the E. coli cells. Stability of inheritance of hybrid derivatives in enterobacteria has been studied. The clones where recombinant plasmids are stably inherited have been chosen. The detailed restriction maps of cloned DNA fragments of pSG1912 have been constructed.     

Chloramphenicol resistance in Streptomyces: cloning and characterization of a chloramphenicol hydrolase gene from Streptomyces venezuelae

A 6.5 kb DNA fragment containing a chloramphenicol-resistance gene of Streptomyces venezuelae ISP5230 was cloned in Streptomyces lividans M252 using the high-copy-number plasmid vector pIJ702. The gene was located within a 2.4 kb KpnI-SstI fragment of the cloned DNA and encoded an enzyme (chloramphenicol hydrolase) that catalysed removal of the dichloroacetyl moiety from the antibiotic. The deacylated product, p-nitrophenylserinol, was metabolized to p-nitrobenzyl alcohol and other compounds by enzymes present in S. lividans M252. Examination of the genomic DNA from several sources using the cloned 6.5 kb SstI fragment from S. venezuelae ISP5230 as a probe showed a hybridizing region in the DNA from S. venezuelae 13s but none in the DNA from another chloramphenicol producer, Streptomyces phaeochromogenes NRRLB 3559. The resistance phenotype was not expressed when the 6.5 kb SstI fragment or a subfragment was subcloned behind the lac-promoter of plasmid pTZ18R in Escherichia coli.     

pUC12-STOP: An expression vector with portable translation stop signals

Summary A DNA linker with TAA translational stop codons in all three reading frames was inserted into the polylinker region of pUC12. The new plasmid pUC12-STOP is useful for the expression of DNA in cases where defined translational stops are desired. The STOP linker is flanked by unique restriction sites and thus can be excised as portable STOP linker fragments. The STOP linker was used to express in Escherichia coli a truncated form of the Herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein D antigen.     

基于基因组编辑技术的大片段克隆新策略

基因组大片段克隆技术是合成生物学研究领域关键的使能技术。传统的大片段克隆技术获取目的大片段的手段存在各种缺陷,比如随机建库克隆需要依靠高通量筛选;PCR难以扩增10 kb以上片段,从小片段拼装费时费力且突变率高;基于限制性酶切连接难以找到片段两端适宜的限制性内切酶酶切位点。最近全基因组合成等前沿研究创造了全新的高性能大片段克隆方法,比如CRISPR/cas9系统中cas9可识别并切割20 bp核酸序列解决了识别位点设计难题,可用来获取任意目的基因片段;组合Gibson或者酵母偶联重组技术组装技术,可高效克隆大片段基因。本文将分类介绍基因组大片段克隆技术,并提出适用不同尺度大小基因克隆的技术选择参考标准。     

pUC12-Wl: a plastnid vector for the study of cloned DNA conformation

pUC12-Wl is a new cloning vector for the study of torsion-induced structural transitions of insert DNA. It was derived from pUC12 by deleting three A + T-rich sequences which can undergo structural transitions when torsionally stressed. Transitions at these sites have low energy of activation and undefined structures. They complicate studies on transitions of DNA inserts by diverting torsional force and causing the vector to be undefined in helical and energetic terms. The new vector pUC12-Wl, from which these segments have been deleted, will facilitate studies of torsion-induced structural transitions of insert DNA.     

A food-grade cloning vector for lactic acid bacteria based on the nisin immunity gene nisI

A new food-grade cloning vector for lactic acid bacteria was constructed using the nisin immunity gene nisI as a selection marker. The food-grade plasmid, pLEB590, was constructed entirely of lactococcal DNA: the pSH71 replicon, the nisI gene, and the constitutive promoter P45 for nisI expression. Electroporation into Lactococcus lactis MG1614 with 60 international units (IU) nisin/ml selection yielded approximately 10⁵ transformants/μg DNA. MG1614 carrying pLEB590 was shown to be able to grow in medium containing a maximum of 250 IU nisin/ml. Plasmid pLEB590 was succesfully transformed into an industrial L. lactis cheese starter carrying multiple cryptic plasmids. Suitability for molecular cloning was confirmed by cloning and expressing the proline iminopeptidase gene pepI from Lactobacillus helveticus in L. lactis and Lb. plantarum. These results show that the food-grade expression system reported in this paper has potential for expression of foreign genes in lactic acid bacteria in order to construct improved starter bacteria for food applications. Electronic Publication     

Temperature-sensitive cloning vector for Corynebacterium glutamicum

We constructed a temperature-sensitive form of the Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13869 cryptic plasmid, pBL1. The C. glutamicum/Escherichia coli shuttle vector pSFK6, which is composed of pBL1 and the E. coli cloning vector pK1, was mutagenized in vitro by treatment with hydroxylamine, and introduced into C. glutamicum cells. A mutant plasmid, which was stably maintained at 25 degrees C but not at 34 degrees C, was isolated from the cells. Sequencing the plasmid, which was named p48K, revealed four substitutions in the Rep protein coding region. Moreover, site-directed single-nucleotide substitutions showed that a G to A transition at position 2,920, which resulted in a Pro-47 to Ser substitution in the Rep protein, was responsible for its temperature-sensitive replication. Pro-47 is conserved among the Rep proteins of the pIJ101/pJV1 family of plasmids. This temperature-sensitive cloning vector will be useful for disrupting genes in this industrially important bacterium.     

Bacteriophage lambda as a cloning vector

[This corrects the article on p. 582 in vol. 56.].