title: Random insertion and deletion of arbitrary number of bases for codon-based random mutation of DNAs.
abstract: A general method was developed for the construction of a library of mutant genes. The method, termed random insertion/deletion (RID) mutagenesis, enables deletion of an arbitrary number of consecutive bases at random positions and, at the same time, insertion of a specific sequence or random sequences of an arbitrary number into the same position. The applicability of the RID mutagenesis was demonstrated by replacing three randomly selected consecutive bases by the BglII recognition sequence (AGATCT) in the GFPUV gene. In addition, the randomly selected three bases were replaced by a mixture of 20 codons. These mutants were expressed in Escherichia coli, and those that showed fluorescence properties different from the wild-type GFP were selected. A yellow fluorescent protein and an enhanced green fluorescent protein, neither of which could be obtained by error-prone PCR mutagenesis, were found among the six mutants selected. Several mutants of the DsRed protein that show different fluorescence properties were also obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hohsaka
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sisido
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003062:Codon; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003062:Codon; D017931:DNA Primers; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I