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《Gene Analysis Techniques》1988,5(1):1-4
pHG165, a pBR322 copy number derivative of pUC8, has a 38-bp polylinker multiple cloning site located at the 5′ end of lacα. A further 156 bp, 3′ to the multiple cloning site, completes the coding sequence for the production of the β galactosidase α peptide. We describe the use of in vivo plasmid-chromosone cointegrates as a construction method that in this instance has enabled us to cross out the pHG165 multiple cloning site to obtain a wild-type β-galactosidase sequence for the α peptide. Because the DNA sequence available for homologous recombination was only 156 bp in length, the frequency of crosses that removed the multiple cloning site was less than 1 × 10−9. These crosses were easily obtained, however, after amplification by ampicillin selection. 相似文献
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Gene targeting by homologous recombination as a biotechnological tool for rice functional genomics 总被引:8,自引:0,他引:8 下载免费PDF全文
The modification of an endogenous gene into a designed sequence by homologous recombination, termed gene targeting (GT), has broad implications for basic and applied research. Rice (Oryza sativa), with a sequenced genome of 389 Mb, is one of the most important crops and a model plant for cereals, and the single-copy gene Waxy on chromosome 6 has been modified with a frequency of 1% per surviving callus by GT using a strong positive-negative selection. Because the strategy is independent of gene-specific selection or screening, it is in principle applicable to any gene. However, a gene in the multigene family or a gene carrying repetitive sequences may preclude efficient homologous recombination-promoted GT due to the occurrence of ectopic recombination. Here, we describe an improved GT procedure whereby we obtained nine independent transformed calli having the alcohol dehydrogenase2 (Adh2) gene modified with a frequency of approximately 2% per surviving callus and subsequently isolated eight fertile transgenic plants without the concomitant occurrence of undesirable ectopic events, even though the rice genome carries four Adh genes, including a newly characterized Adh3 gene, and a copy of highly repetitive retroelements is present adjacent to the Adh2 gene. The results indicate that GT using a strong positive-negative selection can be widely applicable to functional genomics in rice and presumably in other higher plants. 相似文献
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《Reviews in Molecular Biotechnology》2000,74(4):303-315
The creation of diversity in populations of polypeptides has become an important tool in the derivation of polypeptides with useful characteristics. This requires efficient methods to create diversity coupled with methods to select polypeptides with desired properties. In this review we describe the use of in vivo recombination as a powerful way to generate diversity. The novel principles for the recombination process and several applications of this process for the creation of phage antibody libraries are described. The advantage and disadvantages are discussed and possible future exploitation presented. 相似文献
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In vivo recombination as a tool to generate molecular diversity in phage antibody libraries 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
The creation of diversity in populations of polypeptides has become an important tool in the derivation of polypeptides with useful characteristics. This requires efficient methods to create diversity coupled with methods to select polypeptides with desired properties. In this review we describe the use of in vivo recombination as a powerful way to generate diversity. The novel principles for the recombination process and several applications of this process for the creation of phage antibody libraries are described. The advantage and disadvantages are discussed and possible future exploitation presented. 相似文献
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《Gene》1996,170(1):45-50
Repair of a double-strand break (DSB) was investigated by intermolecular recombination in Escherichia coli (Ec) recBC sbcBC cells with restriction enzyme-cleaved model plasmids. Circular plasmids were generated when a linearized plasmid (vector) containing an origin of replication was co-transformed with a DNA fragment (template) containing a homologous sequence. The influence of the position of the DSB in the vector was analyzed using templates which contain various genetic markers, non-homologous sequences and/or deletions relative to the vector. In all cases, when a DSB occurs within a marker, this marker is lost in the resulting plasmid, whereas markers flanked by homologous regions located in the vicinity of a DSB are transmitted. Insertions (deletions), substitutions and shuffling of genetic markers are possible by in vivo recombination using Ec and can be applied to plasmid constructions. It is shown that recombination can occur from both template ends or from one vector and one template end. A D-loop nuclease is suggested to participate in the resolution of the recombination intermediates 相似文献
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A tool for understanding homologous recombination in plants 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
Attempts for establishing an efficient gene targeting (GT) system in seed plants have hitherto not been successful. In contrast, GT based on homologous recombination is highly efficient in Physcomitrella, making this moss a novel tool in reverse genetics. However, why homologous and illegitimate recombination are differently regulated between Physcomitrella and seed plants is still enigmatic. Here we update the state of the art of GT in Physcomitrella and discuss approaches to unravel this enigma. Identification of molecular factors significantly enhancing GT and their subsequent transfer to crop plants will have a great impact on plant biotechnology by enabling precise genetic engineering. Physcomitrella appears to be the most useful model system in this context. 相似文献
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A general method for the construction of Escherichia coli mutants by homologous recombination and plasmid segregation 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
J. A. K. W. Kiel J. P. M. J. Vossen G. Venema 《Molecular & general genetics : MGG》1987,207(2-3):294-301
Summary A technique is presented by which mutations can be introduced into the Escherichia coli chromosome by gene replacement between the chromosome and a plasmid carrying the mutant gene. The segregational instability of plasmids in E. coli is used with high efficiency to isolate E. coli mutants. The method should be applicable to construction of mutants for any E. coli chromosomal gene provided it is dispensable, and for any E. coli strain provided it is capable of homologous recombination. The use of the method was demonstrated by constructing E. coli mutants for the glycogen branching enzyme gene (glgB) and the -galactosidase gene (lacZ). The results show that recombination occurs via a reciprocal mechanism indicating that the method should, in a slightly modified form, also be useful in transferring chromosomal mutations onto multicopy plasmids in vivo. 相似文献
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In vivo importance of homologous recombination DNA repair for mouse neural stem and progenitor cells
Rousseau L Etienne O Roque T Desmaze C Haton C Mouthon MA Bernardino-Sgherri J Essers J Kanaar R Boussin FD 《PloS one》2012,7(5):e37194
We characterized the in vivo importance of the homologous recombination factor RAD54 for the developing mouse brain cortex in normal conditions or after ionizing radiation exposure. Contrary to numerous homologous recombination genes, Rad54 disruption did not impact the cortical development without exogenous stress, but it dramatically enhanced the radiation sensitivity of neural stem and progenitor cells. This resulted in the death of all cells irradiated during S or G2, whereas the viability of cells irradiated in G1 or G0 was not affected by Rad54 disruption. Apoptosis occurred after long arrests at intra-S and G2/M checkpoints. This concerned every type of neural stem and progenitor cells, showing that the importance of Rad54 for radiation response was linked to the cell cycle phase at the time of irradiation and not to the differentiation state. In the developing brain, RAD54-dependent homologous recombination appeared absolutely required for the repair of damages induced by ionizing radiation during S and G2 phases, but not for the repair of endogenous damages in normal conditions. Altogether our data support the existence of RAD54-dependent and -independent homologous recombination pathways. 相似文献
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Site-specific recombination has been developed into a genetic engineering tool for higher eukaryotes. The manipulation of newly introduced DNA is now possible in the course of genetic transformation procedures, thus making the process more predictable and reliable. Also, a wide variety of chromosomal rearrangements using site-specific recombination have been documented both in metazoan and plant species. Applying such methods to plants opens new avenues for large-scale chromosome engineering in the future. 相似文献
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In vivo selection of engineered homing endonucleases using double-strand break induced homologous recombination 总被引:4,自引:3,他引:1
Homing endonucleases, endonucleases capable of recognizing long DNA sequences, have been shown to be a tool of choice for precise and efficient genome engineering. Consequently, the possibility to engineer novel endonucleases with tailored specificities is under strong investigation. In this report, we present a simple and efficient method to select meganucleases from libraries of variants, based on their cleavage properties. The method has the advantage of directly selecting for the ability to induce double-strand break induced homologous recombination in a eukaryotic environment. Model selections demonstrated high levels of enrichments. Moreover, this method compared favorably with phage display for enrichment of active mutants from a mutant library. This approach makes possible the exploration of large sequence spaces and thereby represents a valuable tool for genome engineering. 相似文献
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Elissa P. Sena Bernard Revet Ethel Moustacchi 《Molecular & general genetics : MGG》1986,202(3):421-428
Summary To study the structure of in vivo mitochondrial DNA recombination intermediates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we used a deletion mutant of the wild type mitochondrial genome. The mtDNA of this petite is composed of a direct tandem repetition of an 4,600 pb monomer repeat unit with a unique HhaI restriction enzyme site per repeat. The structure of native mtDNA isolated from log phase cells, and mtDNA crosslinked in vivo with trioxsalen plus UVA irradiation, was studied by electron microscopy. Both populations contained crossed strand Holliday type recombination intermediates. Digestion of both non-crosslinked and crosslinked and mtDNA with the enzyme HhaI released X and H shaped structures composed of two monomers. Electron microscopic analysis revealed that these structures had pairs of equal length arms as required for homologous recombination intermediates and that junctions could occur at points along the entire monomer length. The percentage of recombining monomers in both non-crosslinked and trioxsalen crosslinked mtDNA was calculated by quantitative analysis of all the structures present in an HhaI digest. The relationship between these values and the apparent dispersive replication of mtDNA in density-shift experiments and mtDNA fragility during isolation is discussed. 相似文献
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Restriction endonuclease BglI as a tool for in vitro reconstruction and recombination of plasmid and bacteriophage genomes 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
The restriction endonuclease BglI produces different individual fragment ends from different cut sites. This property has allowed us to reconstruct efficiently several commonly used plasmid and bacteriophage genomes and a number of recombinant plasmids containing up to seven BglI restriction sites from their constituent BglI fragments. It is demonstrated that in vitro reconstitution from BglI fragments can be used to create, in a simple way, recombinant DNA molecules by recombining in vitro BglI fragments from different mutated or otherwise related genomes. Further applications of the method are discussed. 相似文献
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Plasmid construction by homologous recombination in yeast 总被引:82,自引:0,他引:82
We describe a convenient method for constructing new plasmids that relies on interchanging parts of plasmids by homologous recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A circular recombinant plasmid of a desired structure is regenerated after transformation of yeast with a linearized plasmid and a DNA restriction fragment containing appropriate homology to serve as a substrate for recombinational repair. The free ends of the input DNA molecules need not be homologous in order for efficient recombination between internal homologous regions to occur. The method is particularly useful for incorporating into or removing from plasmids selectable markers, centromere or replication elements, or particular alleles of a gene of interest. Plasmids constructed in yeast can subsequently be recovered in an Escherichia coli host. Using this method, we have constructed an extended series of new yeast centromere, episomal and replicating (YCp, YEp, and YRp) plasmids containing, in various combinations, the selectable yeast markers LEU2, HIS3, LYS2, URA3 and TRP1. 相似文献
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Homologous recombination over large genomic regions is difficult to achieve due to low efficiencies. Here, we report the successful engineering of a humanized mTert allele, hmTert, in the mouse genome by replacing an 18.1-kb genomic region around the mTert gene with a recombinant fragment of over 45.5 kb, using homologous recombination facilitated by the Crispr/Cas9 technology, in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). In our experiments, with DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) generated by Crispr/Cas9 system, the homologous recombination efficiency was up to 11% and 16% in two mESC lines TC1 and v6.5, respectively. Overall, we obtained a total of 27 mESC clones with heterozygous hmTert/mTert alleles and three clones with homozygous hmTert alleles. DSBs induced by Crispr/Cas9 cleavages also caused high rates of genomic DNA deletions and mutations at single-guide RNA target sites. Our results indicated that the Crispr/Cas9 system significantly increased the efficiency of homologous recombination-mediated gene editing over a large genomic region in mammalian cells, and also caused frequent mutations at unedited target sites. Overall, this strategy provides an efficient and feasible way for manipulating large chromosomal regions. 相似文献
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The introduction of transgenes into Plasmodium falciparum, a highly virulent human malaria parasite, has been conducted either by single crossover recombination or by using episomal plasmids. However, these techniques remain insufficient because of the low transfection efficiency and the low frequency of recombination. To improve the genetic manipulation of P. falciparum, we developed the centromere plasmid as a new genetic tool. First, we attempted to clone all of the predicted centromeres from P. falciparum into E. coli cells but failed because of the high A/T contents of these sequences. To overcome this difficulty, we identified the common sequence features of the centromere of Plasmodium spp. and designed a small centromere that retained those features. The centromere plasmid constructed with the small centromere sequence, pFCEN, segregated into daughter parasites with approximately 99% efficiency, resulting in the stable maintenance of this plasmid in P. falciparum even in the absence of drug selection. This result demonstrated that the small centromere sequence harboured in pFCEN could function as an actual centromere in P. falciparum. In addition, transgenic parasites were more rapidly generated when using pFCEN than when using the control plasmid, which did not contain the centromere sequence. Furthermore, in contrast to the control plasmid, pFCEN did not form concatemers and, thus, was maintained as a single copy over multiple cell divisions. These unique properties of the pFCEN plasmid will solve the current technical limitations of the genetic manipulation of P. falciparum, and thus, this plasmid will become a standard genetic tool for the study of this parasite. 相似文献