title: Plasmid vectors for selecting IS1-promoted deletions in cloned DNA: sequence analysis of the omega interposon.
abstract: We have constructed two plasmid vectors which allow selection for in vivo deletions within cloned DNA fragments. The plasmids are derivatives of pBR322 which carry the Escherichia coli rpsL (strA) gene, known to confer a dominant streptomycin (Sm)-sensitivity phenotype to the host cell, and a copy of the IS1 transposable element. Sm-resistant strains that harbor these plasmids display sensitivity to Sm. Spontaneous IS1-promoted deletions across the rpsL gene can be isolated simply by selection for Sm resistance. Hence, nested sets of deletions of a cloned DNA can be obtained and sequenced with an IS1-specific primer. Using this approach, we have determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the omega interposon [Prentki and Krisch, Gene 29 (1984) 303-313].
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prentki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Binda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D000091243:Ribosomal Protein S9; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D000091243:Ribosomal Protein S9; C000717190:RpsI protein, E coli; D013307:Streptomycin