title: Sequences of versatile broad-host-range vectors of the RK2 family.
abstract: Plasmid pRK404-a smaller derivative of RK2-is a tetracycline-resistant broad-host-range vector that carries a multiple cloning site and the lacZ(alpha) peptide that enables blue/white selection for cloned inserts in Escherichia coli. We present herein the complete and annotated sequence of pRK404 and three related vectors-pRK437, pRK442, and pRK442(H). These derivatives have proven to be valuable tools for genetic manipulation in Gram-negative bacteria. The knowledge of their complete sequences will facilitate efficient future engineering of them and will enhance their general applicability to the design of genetic systems for use in organisms for which new genomic sequence data are becoming available.
authors.affiliation: Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
authors.forename: Heather N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Philip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Laible
authors.forename: Deborah K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics*; D007763:Lac Operon / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial