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Insertion-Duplication Mutagenesis ofNeisseria: Use in Characterization of DNA Transfer Genes in the Gonococcal Genetic Island

机译:奈瑟菌的插入-复制诱变:用于淋球菌遗传岛中的DNA转移基因的表征。

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We created plasmids for use in insertion-duplication mutagenesis (IDM) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This mutagenesis method has the advantage that it requires only a single cloning step prior to transformation into gonococci. Chromosomal DNA cloned into the plasmid directs insertion into the chromosome at the site of homology by a single-crossover (Campbell-type) recombination event. Two of the vectors contain an erythromycin resistance gene, ermC, with a strong promoter and in an orientation such that transcription will proceed into the cloned insert. Thus, these plasmids can be used to create insertions that are effectively nonpolar on the transcription of downstream genes. In addition to the improved ermC, the vector contains two copies of the neisserial DNA uptake sequence to facilitate high-frequency DNA uptake during transformation. Using various chromosomal DNA insert sizes, we have determined that even small inserts can target insertion mutation by this method and that the insertions are stably maintained in the gonococcal chromosome. We have used IDM to create knockouts in two genes in the gonococcal genetic island (GGI) and to clone additional regions of the GGI by a chromosome-walking procedure. Phenotypic characterization oftraG and traH mutants suggests a role for the encoded proteins in DNA secretion by a novel type IV secretion system.
机译:我们创建了用于淋病奈瑟氏菌的插入复制诱变(IDM)的质粒。该诱变方法的优点在于,在转化为淋球菌之前,仅需一个克隆步骤即可。克隆到质粒中的染色体DNA通过单交换(Campbell型)重组事件直接插入同源位点的染色体中。其中两个载体包含一个红霉素抗性基因 ermC ,该基因具有很强的启动子,其方向应使转录进入克隆的插入片段。因此,这些质粒可用于产生对于下游基因的转录实际上是非极性的插入。除改进的 ermC 外,该载体还包含两个拷贝的奈瑟菌DNA摄取序列,以促进转化过程中的高频DNA摄取。使用各种染色体DNA插入物大小,我们已经确定,即使很小的插入物也可以通过这种方法靶向插入突变,并且插入物在淋球菌染色体中得到稳定的维持。我们已经使用IDM在淋球菌遗传岛(GGI)中的两个基因中创建敲除基因,并通过染色体行走程序克隆了GGI的其他区域。对 traG traH 突变体的表型鉴定表明,编码的蛋白质在新型IV型分泌系统的DNA分泌中发挥了作用。

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