title: Improved plasmids containing the Escherichia coli dam gene under the control of the tac promoter.
abstract: We report the construction of a series of plasmids containing the dam gene under the control of the tac promoter. Cells containing these plasmids produce about 8 to 10-fold more Dam methyltransferase (Mtase) than the previously used plasmid pTP166 and avoid the use of a high temperature step necessary for the expression of Dam Mtase in the plasmid pDOX1 and thus allow its use for the study of thermosensitive mutants.
authors.affiliation: Département de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Centre d'Etudes de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guschlbauer
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015265:Site-Specific DNA-Methyltransferase (Adenine-Specific)
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D008780:Methyltransferases; C058693:Dam methyltransferase; D015265:Site-Specific DNA-Methyltransferase (Adenine-Specific); C499294:dam protein, E coli