FEMS Microbiology Letters · 2001 · 93 citations · 18 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologyMolecular BiologyGene ExpressionGenetic EngineeringMicrobial GeneticsBacterial Gene RegulationPlasmid BiologyPlasmid EngineeringPlasmid GeneticsRecombinant Plasmid ConstructionTranscriptional Regulation In ProkaryotesBacterial Expression VectorsBacterial Plasmid ConstructionBacterial PromotersEscherichia ColiPlasmid Host RangePlasmid VectorsPseudomonas FluorescensReporter Genes
Broad-host-range plasmid RK2-based promoter probe vectors with a known nucleotide sequence were constructed. In the absence of an upstream promoter, the expression of two tested reporter genes (luc and lacZ) in Escherichia coli was virtually zero, while insertion of the Ptrc promoter resulted in strong inducer-dependent expression. The lacZ-based vectors were mobilized into Pseudomonas fluorescens ST, Pseudomonas putida KT2442, Sphingomonas spp. and Burkholderia spp. LB400, and expression analyses indicated that the properties observed in E. coli are maintained across the species barriers. In addition, the previously established knowledge of RK2 molecular biology allows easy manipulations of features such as plasmid copy number, further extending the application potential of the vectors.
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