Wissmann A, Wray L V, Somaggio U, Baumeister R, Geissendörfer M, Hillen W
Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen/Nürnberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Genetics. 1991 Jun;128(2):225-32. doi: 10.1093/genetics/128.2.225.
We have constructed a genetic assay which selects positively for a functional interaction between Tet repressor and its cognate operator in Escherichia coli. In this strain Tet repressor blocks expression of lacI and lacZ. This leads to derepression of a lacPO controlled galK gene. The strain can be selected by growth on galactose as the sole carbon source and screened for the beta-galactosidase phenotype. These features allow the identification of one candidate among 10(8) false clones on a single plate. The assay was applied to select mutants with a ts DNA binding phenotype and to screen oligonucleotide generated Tet repressor mutants. Analysis of these mutations revealed that they affect DNA and inducer binding and possibly the dimerization domains. These mutations are located at residues 21, 48, 49, 89 and at the C terminus of the protein (193), respectively.
我们构建了一种遗传检测方法,该方法能在大肠杆菌中对四环素阻遏物与其同源操纵基因之间的功能性相互作用进行正向选择。在这个菌株中,四环素阻遏物会阻断lacI和lacZ的表达。这会导致由lacPO控制的galK基因去阻遏。该菌株可以通过在以半乳糖作为唯一碳源的培养基上生长来进行选择,并针对β - 半乳糖苷酶表型进行筛选。这些特性使得在单个平板上能够从10⁸个假克隆中鉴定出一个候选克隆。该检测方法被用于筛选具有温度敏感型DNA结合表型的突变体以及对寡核苷酸产生的四环素阻遏物突变体进行筛选。对这些突变的分析表明,它们影响DNA和诱导剂结合,并且可能影响二聚化结构域。这些突变分别位于蛋白质的第21、48、49、89位残基以及蛋白质的C末端(193位)。