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ArticleNature protocols2015

Precision-engineering the Pseudomonas aeruginosa genome with two-step allelic exchange.

Laura R Hmelo, Bradley R Borlee, Henrik Almblad, Michelle E Love, Trevor E Randall, Boo Shan Tseng, Chuyang Lin, Yasuhiko Irie, Kelly M Storek, Jaeun Jane Yang and 7 more

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Article in Nature protocols, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 373 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Laura R HmeloDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Bradley R BorleeColorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, A101 Regional Biocontainment Lab, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Henrik AlmbladDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Costerton Biofilm Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Michelle E LoveDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Trevor E RandallDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Boo Shan TsengDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Chuyang LinDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Yasuhiko IrieDepartment of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Kelly M StorekDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Jaeun Jane YangDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Richard J SiehnelDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
P Lynne HowellDepartment of Molecular Structure and Function, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pradeep K SinghDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Tim Tolker-NielsenDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Costerton Biofilm Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Matthew R ParsekDepartment of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Herbert P SchweizerDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Joe J HarrisonDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0368-9539

Funding

Translational Research Center to Expedite Novel Therapies in Cystic FibrosisP30DK089507 · NIDDK · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI PRADEEP k SINGH · 2010 to 2026
$21.4M
The pel exopolysaccharide gene cluster of Pseudomonas aeruginosaR01AI077628 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MATTHEW R. PARSEK, Daniel J Wozniak · 2009 to 2026
$7.1M
Investigating treatment resistance mechanisms in chronic bacterial infectionsR01AI101307 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BRUCE, JAMES EDWARD, MANOIL, COLIN · 2012 to 2016
$2.9M
Studies on bacterial populations and therapeutics for CF lung infectionsK24HL102246 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SINGH, PRADEEP K · 2010 to 2019
$1.6M
Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchNHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL102246NIAID NIH HHS 2R01AI077628-05A1NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077628NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI101307NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK089507
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allelic exchange is an efficient method of bacterial genome engineering. This protocol describes the use of this technique to make gene knockouts and knock-ins, as well as single-nucleotide insertions, deletions and substitutions, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Unlike other approaches to allelic exchange, this protocol does not require heterologous recombinases to insert or excise selective markers from the target chromosome. Rather, positive and negative selections are enabled solely by suicide vector-encoded functions and host cell proteins. Here, mutant alleles, which are flanked by regions of homology to the recipient chromosome, are synthesized in vitro and then cloned into allelic exchange vectors using standard procedures. These suicide vectors are then introduced into recipient cells by conjugation. Homologous recombination then results in antibiotic-resistant single-crossover mutants in which the plasmid has integrated site-specifically into the chromosome. Subsequently, unmarked double-crossover mutants are isolated directly using sucrose-mediated counter-selection. This two-step process yields seamless mutations that are precise to a single base pair of DNA. The entire procedure requires ∼2 weeks.

Indexed as

Genome, BacterialGene TargetingGenetic EngineeringGenetic VectorsHomologous RecombinationMolecular BiologyPseudomonas aeruginosa

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PMID26492139
PMCPMC4862005

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