Scarless engineering of the Escherichia coli genome.
E. coli K-12, being one of the best understood and thoroughly analyzed organisms, is the workhorse of genetic, biochemical, and systems biology research, as well as the platform of choice for numerous biotechnological applications. Genome minimization/remodeling is now a feasible approach to further enhance its beneficial characteristics for practical applications. Two genome engineering techniques, a lambda Red-mediated deletion method and a suicide (conditionally replicative) plasmid-based allele replacement procedure are presented here. These techniques utilize homologous recombination, and allow the rapid introduction of virtually any modifications in the genome.
Fehér
Tamás
T
Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary.
Karcagi
Ildikó
I
Gyorfy
Zsuzsa
Z
Umenhoffer
Kinga
K
Csörgo
Bálint
B
Pósfai
György
G
D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics*; D001665:Binding Sites; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
D004269:DNA, Bacterial