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EcoK restriction during in vitro packaging of coliphage lambda DNA.

S M Rosenberg

    Gene
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    The EcoK restriction system in Escherichia coli is active during in vitro packaging, reducing the yield of unmodified lambda DNA. This impacts cloning of DNA not protected against EcoK restriction.

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    Area of Science:

    • Molecular Biology
    • Bacteriology
    • Genetics

    Background:

    • The K restriction system of Escherichia coli (EcoK) is known to function in vitro.
    • Escherichia coli strain C lacks the functional EcoK restriction system.
    • In vitro packaging is a common method for cloning DNA fragments, particularly in lambda and cosmid vectors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the activity of the EcoK restriction system during in vitro packaging.
    • To determine if EcoK restriction affects the efficiency of lambda DNA packaging.
    • To assess the implications of EcoK activity for cloning eukaryotic DNA.

    Main Methods:

    • Comparison of in vitro packaging efficiency using E. coli K-12-derived systems versus E. coli C-derived systems.
    • Assessment of plaque-former output from K-unmodified lambda DNA relative to K-modified lambda DNA.
    • Utilizing the Rosenberg et al. E. coli C-derived system for comparative analysis.

    Main Results:

    • In vitro packaging in standard E. coli K-12-derived systems showed a significant loss of plaque-former output for K-unmodified lambda DNA compared to K-modified lambda DNA.
    • This loss was less pronounced when using the E. coli C-derived system, which lacks EcoK.
    • The results indicate that the EcoK restriction system is active during standard in vitro packaging procedures.

    Conclusions:

    • The EcoK restriction system is active and functional within standard in vitro packaging systems.
    • EcoK restriction during in vitro packaging can lead to reduced recovery of lambda and cosmid clones.
    • This phenomenon may specifically affect the cloning efficiency of eukaryotic DNA or any DNA not modified to resist EcoK restriction.

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