Simple and Rapid Site-Specific Integration of Multiple Heterologous DNAs into the Escherichia coli Chromosome
Abstract
Escherichia coli is the most studied and well understood microorganism, but research in this system can still be limited by available genetic tools, including the ability to rapidly integrate multiple DNA constructs efficiently into the chromosome. Site-specific, large serine-recombinases can be useful tools, catalyzing a single, unidirectional recombination event between 2 specific DNA sequences, attB and attP, without requiring host proteins for functionality. Using these recombinases, we have developed a system to integrate up to 12 genetic constructs sequentially and stably into in the E. coli chromosome. A cassette of attB sites was inserted into the chromosome and the corresponding recombinases were cloned onto temperature sensitive plasmids to mediate recombination between a non-replicating, attP-containing “cargo” plasmid and the corresponding attB site on the chromosome. The efficiency of DNA insertion into the E. coli chromosome was approximately 107 CFU/μg DNA for six of the recombinases when the competent cells already contained the recombinase-expressing plasmid and approximately 105 CFU/μg DNA or higher when the recombinase-expressing plasmid and “cargo” plasmid were co-transformed. The “cargo” plasmid contains ΦC31 recombination sites flanking the antibiotic gene, allowing for resistance markers to be removed and reused following transient expression of the ΦC31 recombinase. As an example ofmore »
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, Bredesen Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1909951
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1997798
- Grant/Contract Number:
- Center for Bioenergy Innovation; SC0019401; AC05-00OR22725; AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Bacteriology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of Bacteriology Journal Volume: 205 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9193
- Publisher:
- American Society for Microbiology
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; site-specific recombination; phage integrase; genome editing
Citation Formats
Riley, Lauren A., Payne, Irenee C., Tumen-Velasquez, Melissa, Guss, Adam M., and O'Toole, ed., George. Simple and Rapid Site-Specific Integration of Multiple Heterologous DNAs into the Escherichia coli Chromosome. United States: N. p., 2023.
Web. doi:10.1128/jb.00338-22.
Riley, Lauren A., Payne, Irenee C., Tumen-Velasquez, Melissa, Guss, Adam M., & O'Toole, ed., George. Simple and Rapid Site-Specific Integration of Multiple Heterologous DNAs into the Escherichia coli Chromosome. United States. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00338-22
Riley, Lauren A., Payne, Irenee C., Tumen-Velasquez, Melissa, Guss, Adam M., and O'Toole, ed., George. Wed .
"Simple and Rapid Site-Specific Integration of Multiple Heterologous DNAs into the Escherichia coli Chromosome". United States. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00338-22.
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title = {Simple and Rapid Site-Specific Integration of Multiple Heterologous DNAs into the Escherichia coli Chromosome},
author = {Riley, Lauren A. and Payne, Irenee C. and Tumen-Velasquez, Melissa and Guss, Adam M. and O'Toole, ed., George},
abstractNote = {Escherichia coli is the most studied and well understood microorganism, but research in this system can still be limited by available genetic tools, including the ability to rapidly integrate multiple DNA constructs efficiently into the chromosome. Site-specific, large serine-recombinases can be useful tools, catalyzing a single, unidirectional recombination event between 2 specific DNA sequences, attB and attP, without requiring host proteins for functionality. Using these recombinases, we have developed a system to integrate up to 12 genetic constructs sequentially and stably into in the E. coli chromosome. A cassette of attB sites was inserted into the chromosome and the corresponding recombinases were cloned onto temperature sensitive plasmids to mediate recombination between a non-replicating, attP-containing “cargo” plasmid and the corresponding attB site on the chromosome. The efficiency of DNA insertion into the E. coli chromosome was approximately 107 CFU/μg DNA for six of the recombinases when the competent cells already contained the recombinase-expressing plasmid and approximately 105 CFU/μg DNA or higher when the recombinase-expressing plasmid and “cargo” plasmid were co-transformed. The “cargo” plasmid contains ΦC31 recombination sites flanking the antibiotic gene, allowing for resistance markers to be removed and reused following transient expression of the ΦC31 recombinase. As an example of the utility of this system, eight DNA methyltransferases from Clostridium clariflavum 4-2a were inserted into the E. coli chromosome to methylate plasmid DNA for evasion of the C. clariflavum restriction systems, enabling the first demonstration of transformation of this cellulose-degrading species.},
doi = {10.1128/jb.00338-22},
journal = {Journal of Bacteriology},
number = 2,
volume = 205,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2023},
month = {Wed Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2023}
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https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00338-22
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