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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2011

Probing cellular processes with oligo-mediated recombination and using the knowledge gained to optimize recombineering.

James A Sawitzke, Nina Costantino, Xin-Tian Li, Lynn C Thomason, Mikhail Bubunenko, Carolyn Court, Donald L Court

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Article in Journal of molecular biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers.

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95 citing papers in PubMed, 167 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

James A SawitzkeMolecular Control and Genetics Section, Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
Nina Costantino
Xin-Tian Li
Lynn C Thomason
Mikhail Bubunenko
Carolyn Court
Donald L Court
Center for Cancer Research · USNational Cancer Institute · USScience Applications International Corporation (United States) · US

Funding

Lambda Genetic Networks and Lambda Red-Mediated RecombinationZIABC010336 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI COURT, DONALD · 2009 to 2020
$18.9M
CCR NIH HHS HHSN261200800001CIntramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC010336NCI NIH HHS HHSN261200800001E
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombination with single-strand DNA oligonucleotides (oligos) in Escherichia coli is an efficient and rapid way to modify replicons in vivo. The generation of nucleotide alteration by oligo recombination provides novel assays for studying cellular processes. Single-strand exonucleases inhibit oligo recombination, and recombination is increased by mutating all four known exonucleases. Increasing oligo concentration or adding nonspecific carrier oligo titrates out the exonucleases. In a model for oligo recombination, λ Beta protein anneals the oligo to complementary single-strand DNA at the replication fork. Mismatches are created, and the methyl-directed mismatch repair (MMR) system acts to eliminate the mismatches inhibiting recombination. Three ways to evade MMR through oligo design include, in addition to the desired change (1) a C·C mismatch 6 bp from that change; (2) four or more adjacent mismatches; or (3) mismatches at four or more consecutive wobble positions. The latter proves useful for making high-frequency changes that alter only the target amino acid sequence and even allows modification of essential genes. Efficient uptake of DNA is important for oligo-mediated recombination. Uptake of oligos or plasmids is dependent on media and is 10,000-fold reduced for cells grown in minimal versus rich medium. Genomewide engineering technologies utilizing recombineering will benefit from both optimized recombination frequencies and a greater understanding of how biological processes such as DNA replication and cell division impact recombinants formed at multiple chromosomal loci. Recombination events at multiple loci in individual cells are described here.

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DNA RepairDNA ReplicationRecombination, GeneticDNA, Single-StrandedEscherichia coliOligonucleotidesPlasmidsDNA, Single-StrandedOligonucleotides

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PMID21256136
PMCPMC3046259
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