Gene Knockout and Knockin on the Escherichia coli lac Operon Loci Using pBR322-Red System

Abstract

pBR32 2 - Red是一种新型重组工程系统 ,它携带了λ 噬菌体Red重组酶基因和一系列调控元件。对pBR32 2 Red最优重组条件进行探索后应用该质粒提供的体内同源重组功能 ,在菌株W3110体内 ,对染色体上的lac操纵子进行了基因修饰 ,包括 :①运用kan- sacB选择反选择方法和重叠引物方法敲除了阻遏基因lacI,②运用kan -sacB选择反选择方法和线性双链DNA介导的DNA重组方法将报告基因lacZ敲入lacA和lacY的位置 ,并且首次测定了报告基因lacZ在这三个结构基因位置的组成性表达情况。结果表明运用不同的重组策略 ,pBR32 2- Red系统都能方便有效地对大肠杆菌W3110染色体进行基因敲除和敲入修饰。pBR322-Red is a newly constructed recombineering plasmid, which contains a part of the pBR322 vector,a series of regulatory elements of λ-prophage and Red recombination genes. In the beginning, we studied the best working conditions of pBR322-Red,and then modified lac operon in E. coli W3110 chromosome using the plasmid as follow: Firstly, we knockout the lacI gene using Red-mediated recombineering with overlapping single stranded DNA oligonucleotides. Secondly, we substituded the lacA and lacY genes with lacZ, a report gene, by Red-mediated linearized double strands DNA homologous recombination. Finally, we detected the expression of lacZ on these loci for the first time. The results suggested that pBR322-Red system is suitable for modifying W3110 chromosome with various recombination strategies.军队“十五”医药卫生科学基金资助 (No .0 1MA0 89)~

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