A bacterial cloning vector using a mutated Aequorea green fluorescent protein as an indicator

被引:39
作者
Inouye, S
Ogawa, H
Yasuda, K
Umesono, K
Tsuji, FI
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG, MARINE BIOL RES DIV 0202, SAN DIEGO, CA 92093 USA
[2] NARA INST SCI & TECHNOL, GRAD SCH BIOL SCI, IKOMA, NARA 63001, JAPAN
关键词
recombinant DNA; gene expression; temperature dependence; reporter gene; pBluescript;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-1119(96)00753-6
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The bacterial cloning vector, pGreenscript A, derived from the mutated Aequorea green fluorescent protein (GFP-S65A) gene, when expressed in E. coli produced colonies that showed yellow color under daylight and strong green fluorescence under long-wave ultraviolet light. The vector was used to select for inserted foreign genes based on the loss of the yellow color/green fluorescence of E. coli cells caused by the insertional inactivation of GFP production. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:159 / 162
页数:4
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