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Table 1 Plasmids used in this study

From: MobC of conjugative RA3 plasmid from IncU group autoregulates the expression of bicistronic mobC-nic operon and stimulates conjugative transfer

Designation

Relevant features

Copy number

References

pBBR1MCS-1

BHR1, IncA/C, CmR

Medium

[36]

pBGS18

ori MB1, KmR

High

[41]

pET28a

ori MB1, KmR, T7p, lacO, His6- tag, T7 tag

Medium

Novagen

pGBT30

ori MB1, ApR, lacI q, tacp expression vector

High

[35]

pJSB1.24

ori MB1, KmR, TraRA3-korCp-korC (RA3 coordinates 9437-33657 nt, 3093-3705 nt)

High

[42]

pKGB4

pUT18 with MCS modified

High

Głąbski K.2

pKGB5

pKNT25 with MCS modified

Medium

Głąbski K.2

pKNT25

ori p15, KmR , lacp - MCS - cya T25

Medium

[31]

pKT25

ori p15, KmR , lacp-cya T25- MCS

Medium

[31]

pKT25-zip

ori p15, KmR , lacp-cya T25- GCN4 leucine zipper

Medium

[31]

pLKB2

pKT25 with MCS modified

Medium

Kusiak L.2

pLKB4

pUT18C with MCS modified

High

Kusiak L.2

pMPB13.3

ori RA3, KmR pABB20-lacI q -tacp-nic

Low

Przyłuski M.2

pMPB13.4

ori RA3, KmR pABB20-lacI q -tacp-mobC-nic

Low

Przyłuski M.2

pPT01

ori SC101, KmR, promotorless xylE

Medium

[50]

RA3

BHR1, IncU, CmR , SmR , SuR

Low

Hayes F.3

pUC18

ori MB1, ApR

High

[23]

pUT18

ori ColE1, ApR , lacp- MCS-cyaT18

High

[31]

pUT18C

ori ColE1, ApR , lacp -cyaT18- MCS

High

[31]

pUT18C-zip

ori ColE1, ApR , lacp -cyaT18- GCN4 leucine zipper

High

[31]

Plasmids constructed in this study

Designation

Description

pJSB2.1

pUC18-mobC, EcoRI-SalI fragment amplified by PCR with the use of primers #1 and #2 (RA3 coordinates 9837-10455 nt)

pJSB2.2

pUC18-mobC1-129, EcoRI-SalI fragment amplified by PCR with the use of primers #1 and #2 spontaneous stop codon mutation at position 10225 nt (RA3 coordinates 9837-10455 nt)

pJSB2.9

pUC18-mobCp, 417 bp SphI-BamHI fragment amplified by PCR with the use of primers #3 and #8 (RA3 coordinates 9435-9852 nt)

pJSB2.11

pUC18 with 116 bp SphI-BamHI PCR fragment amplified by PCR with the use of primers #6 and #8 (RA3 coordinates 9736-9852 nt)

pJSB2.12

pUC18 with 116 bp SphI-BamHI PCR fragment amplified by PCR with the use of primers #5 and #8 (RA3 coordinates 9736-9852 nt), mutation in a putative oriT motif

pJSB2.13

pUC18 with 100 bp SphI-BamHI PCR fragment amplified with the use of primers #5 and #4 (RA3 coordinates 9736-9836 nt), mutation in a putative oriT motif

pJSB2.14

pUC18 with 100 bp SphI-BamHI PCR fragment amplified with the use of primers #6 and #4 (RA3 coordinates 9736-9836 nt)

pJSB2.15

PCR mutagenesis of pJSB2.9 with the use of primers #9 and #10 (mutVI)

pJSB2.16

PCR mutagenesis of pJSB2.9 with the use of primers #13 and #14 (mutVII)

pJSB2.17

PCR mutagenesis of pJSB2.9 with the use of primers #11 and #12 (mutVIII)

pJSB2.18

PCR mutagenesis of pJSB2.9 with the use of primers #15 and #16 (mutIX)

pJSB2.30

pUC18 mobC1-155, EcoRI-SalI fragment amplified by PCR with the use of primers #1 and #18 carrying (RA3 coordinates 9837-10308 nt)

pJSB2.43

pUC18 with 61 bp oligonucleotides (primer #19 and #20), oligonucleotides are inserted in SmaI site in of pUC18

pJSB2.44

pJSB2.43 digested by NheI and EcoRI, blunt-ended with the use of Klenow fragment and self-ligated, to remove IRIV

pJSB2.55

pJSB2.44 oriT45ΔOM -lacI q -tacp-mobC-nic, BamHI-SalI fragment (lacI q -tacp-mobC-nic) from pMPB13.4

pJSB2.56

pJSB2.44 oriT45ΔOM -lacI q -tacp-nic, BamHI-SalI fragment (lacI q -tacp-nic) from pMPB13.3

pJSB2.57

pJSB2.55 oriT45ΔOM -lacI q -tacp-mobC-nic- TraRA3-korCp-korC, SmaI-SalI fragment (TraRA3-korCp-korC) from pJSB1.24

pJSB2.58

pJSB2.56 oriT45ΔOM -lacI q -tacp-nic- TraRA3-korCp-korC, SmaI-SalI fragment (TraRA3-korCp-korC) from pJSB1.24

pJSB4.1

pBBR1MCS-1 lacI q, tacp-mobC, BamHI-SalI from pJSB5.1

pJSB4.2

pBBR1MCS-1 lacI q, tacp-mobC1-129, BamHI-SalI from pJSB5.2

pJSB5.1

pGBT30 tacp-mobC, EcoRI-SalI fragment from pJSB6.1

pJSB5.2

pGBT30 tacp-mobC1-129, EcoRI-SalI fragment from pJSB6.2

pJSB6.1

pET28a T7p-mobC, EcoRI-SalI fragment from pJSB2.1

pJSB6.2

pET28a T7p-mobC1-129, EcoRI-SalI fragment from pJSB2.2,

pJSB6.30

pET28a T7p-mobC1-155, EcoRI-SalI fragment from pJSB2.30

pJSB7.9

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.9

pJSB7.10

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, 229 bp SphI-BamHI fragment PCR amplified with the use of primers #7 and #8 (RA3 coordinates 9623- 9852 nt)

pJSB7.11

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.11

pJSB7.12

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.12

pJSB7.13

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.13

pJSB7.14

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.14

pJSB7.15

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.15

pJSB7.16

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.16

pJSB7.17

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.17

pJSB7.18

pPT0I mobCp-xylE, SphI-BamHI fragment from pJSB2.18

pJSB8.1

pLKB4 cyaT18-mobC; EcoRI-HincII fragment from pJSB6.1 cloned between EcoRI-SmaI sites of pLKB4

pJSB8.30

pJSB8.1 digested by ClaI and self-ligated to remove 3′ end of mobC (mobC1-155)

pJSB9.1

pKGB4 mobC-cyaT18, EcoRI-SacI fragment amplified by PCR with primers #1 and #17

pJSB10.1

pLKB2 cyaT25-mobC; EcoRI-HincII fragment from pJSB5.1 cloned between EcoRI-SmaI sites of pLKB2

pJSB10.2

pLKB2 cyaT25-mobC1-129; EcoRI-HincII fragment from pJSB5.2 cloned between EcoRI-SmaI sites of pLKB2

pJSB11.1

pKGB5 mobC-cyaT25; EcoRI-SacI fragment from pJSB9.1.1

  1. 1BHR-broad-host-range.
  2. 2Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Microbial Biochemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences.
  3. 3Faculty of Life Sciences and Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.