title: [A low copy number mutant of pUC-derived plasmid].
abstract: A low copy number mutant of ColE1-like plasmid of Escherichia coli was reported in this paper. The recombinant plasmid pPGVT3 derived from the vector pUC4 was unstable in the E. coli host strain DF2145. No transformant could be obtained at 40 degrees C when DF2145 was transformed with pPGVT3. By in vitro mutagenesis of pPGVT3 plasmid DNA with hydroxylamine which induces point mutations, a mutant plasmid pPGVT3HA was obtained, which was stable in DE2145. The mutation site was localized within the pUC moiety of pPGVT3HA. The copy number of the mutated pUC vector and its derivatives were found to be reduced. The effect of low copy number mutation on the stability of the recombinant plasmids was discussed.
authors.forename: X S
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: R Q
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Sheng
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids