Amplification of different ColE1 plasmids in an Escherichia coli relA strain.

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Amplification of different ColE1 plasmids in an Escherichia coli relA strain. / Schroeter, A; Riethdorf, Sabine; Hecker, M.

In: J BASIC MICROB, Vol. 28, No. 8, 8, 1988, p. 553-555.

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Schroeter A, Riethdorf S, Hecker M. Amplification of different ColE1 plasmids in an Escherichia coli relA strain. J BASIC MICROB. 1988;28(8):553-555. 8.

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title = "Amplification of different ColE1 plasmids in an Escherichia coli relA strain.",
abstract = "Amino acid starved cells of an E. coli relA strain accumulate a large amount of pBR322 plasmid DNA. In this study ColE1 related plasmids of different copy number and size including a high copy number plasmid mutant of pBR322 were amplified in a relA strain of E. coli K-12 under amino acid limitation in order to determine the upper plasmid level in amino acid starved cells. In all cases we measured a 4 to 6 fold increase of the plasmid copy number in comparison to log-phase cells independent of the size, the number of origins per plasmid molecule or the copy number in log-phase cells. The plasmid copy number in amino acid starved cells varies from about 200 (pBR322-dimer) to about 2000 (high copy number plasmid pERIII-BPL4, see Boros et al. 1986). Rop+ and rop- plasmids show the same amplification rate under the used conditions.",
keywords = "*Gene Amplification, Escherichia coli/*genetics, *Plasmids, Amino Acids/metabolism, DNA Replication, DNA, Bacterial/*biosynthesis, *Gene Amplification, Escherichia coli/*genetics, *Plasmids, Amino Acids/metabolism, DNA Replication, DNA, Bacterial/*biosynthesis",
author = "A Schroeter and Sabine Riethdorf and M Hecker",
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language = "English",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Amplification of different ColE1 plasmids in an Escherichia coli relA strain.

AU - Schroeter, A

AU - Riethdorf, Sabine

AU - Hecker, M

PY - 1988

Y1 - 1988

N2 - Amino acid starved cells of an E. coli relA strain accumulate a large amount of pBR322 plasmid DNA. In this study ColE1 related plasmids of different copy number and size including a high copy number plasmid mutant of pBR322 were amplified in a relA strain of E. coli K-12 under amino acid limitation in order to determine the upper plasmid level in amino acid starved cells. In all cases we measured a 4 to 6 fold increase of the plasmid copy number in comparison to log-phase cells independent of the size, the number of origins per plasmid molecule or the copy number in log-phase cells. The plasmid copy number in amino acid starved cells varies from about 200 (pBR322-dimer) to about 2000 (high copy number plasmid pERIII-BPL4, see Boros et al. 1986). Rop+ and rop- plasmids show the same amplification rate under the used conditions.

AB - Amino acid starved cells of an E. coli relA strain accumulate a large amount of pBR322 plasmid DNA. In this study ColE1 related plasmids of different copy number and size including a high copy number plasmid mutant of pBR322 were amplified in a relA strain of E. coli K-12 under amino acid limitation in order to determine the upper plasmid level in amino acid starved cells. In all cases we measured a 4 to 6 fold increase of the plasmid copy number in comparison to log-phase cells independent of the size, the number of origins per plasmid molecule or the copy number in log-phase cells. The plasmid copy number in amino acid starved cells varies from about 200 (pBR322-dimer) to about 2000 (high copy number plasmid pERIII-BPL4, see Boros et al. 1986). Rop+ and rop- plasmids show the same amplification rate under the used conditions.

KW - Gene Amplification

KW - Escherichia coli/genetics

KW - Plasmids

KW - Amino Acids/metabolism

KW - DNA Replication

KW - DNA, Bacterial/biosynthesis

KW - Gene Amplification

KW - Escherichia coli/genetics

KW - Plasmids

KW - Amino Acids/metabolism

KW - DNA Replication

KW - DNA, Bacterial/biosynthesis

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VL - 28

SP - 553

EP - 555

IS - 8

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