Conjugation of ϕBT1-derived integrative plasmid pDZL802 in Amycolatopsis mediterranei U32. 2017

Chen Li, and Li Zhou, and Ying Wang, and Guoping Zhao, and Xiaoming Ding
a State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering , School of Life Sciences, Fudan University , Shanghai , China.

The genus Amycolatopsis is well known for its ability to produce antibiotics, and an increasing number of valuable biotechnological applications, such as bioremediation, biodegradation, bioconversion, and potentially biofuel, that use this genus have been developed. Amycolatopsis mediterranei is an industrial-scale producer of the important antibiotic rifamycin, which plays a vital role in antimycobacterial therapy. Genetic studies of Amycolatopsis species have progressed slowly due to the lack of efficient transformation methods and stable plasmid vectors. In A. mediterranei U32, electroporation and replicable plasmid vectors have been developed. Here, we establish a simple and efficient conjugal system by transferring integrative plasmid pDZL802 from ET12567 (pUZ8002) to A. mediterranei U32, with an efficiency of 4 × 10-5 CFU per recipient cell. This integrative vector, based on the ϕBT1 int-attP locus, is a stable and versatile tool for A. mediterranei U32, and it may also be applicable to various other Amycolatopsis species for strain improvement, heterologous protein expression, and synthetic biology experiments.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010957 Plasmids Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS. Episomes,Episome,Plasmid
D003227 Conjugation, Genetic A parasexual process in BACTERIA; ALGAE; FUNGI; and ciliate EUKARYOTA for achieving exchange of chromosome material during fusion of two cells. In bacteria, this is a uni-directional transfer of genetic material; in protozoa it is a bi-directional exchange. In algae and fungi, it is a form of sexual reproduction, with the union of male and female gametes. Bacterial Conjugation,Conjugation, Bacterial,Genetic Conjugation
D004269 DNA, Bacterial Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of bacteria. Bacterial DNA
D012294 Rifamycins A group of ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS characterized by a chromophoric naphthohydroquinone group spanned by an aliphatic bridge not previously found in other known ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS. They have been isolated from fermentation broths of Streptomyces mediterranei. Rifamycin,Rifomycin,Rifomycins
D014162 Transfection The uptake of naked or purified DNA by CELLS, usually meaning the process as it occurs in eukaryotic cells. It is analogous to bacterial transformation (TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL) and both are routinely employed in GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES. Transfections
D014170 Transformation, Genetic Change brought about to an organisms genetic composition by unidirectional transfer (TRANSFECTION; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; CONJUGATION, GENETIC, etc.) and incorporation of foreign DNA into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells by recombination of part or all of that DNA into the cell's genome. Genetic Transformation,Genetic Transformations,Transformations, Genetic
D039903 Actinobacteria Class of BACTERIA with diverse morphological properties. Strains of Actinobacteria show greater than 80% 16S rDNA/rRNA sequence similarity among each other and also the presence of certain signature nucleotides. (Stackebrandt E. et al, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:479-491) Actinomycete,Actinomycetes,Gram-Positive Bacteria, High G+C,High G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria

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