E.coli strains |
BL21(DE3) |
F–ompT hsdS (rB–mB–) gal λDE3 lysogen |
Studier and Moffatt (1986) |
XL1-Blue |
recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 hsdR17 (rK–mK+) supE44 relA1 lac λ– [F′ lacIqZΔM15 proAB+ Tn10] |
Bullock et al. (1987) |
DH5α |
F– recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 hsdR17 (rK–mK+) supE44 relA1 Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169 deoR phoA λ– φ80dlacZΔM15
|
Jessee (1986) |
M182 |
Δ(lacIPOZYA)X74 galU galK rpsL150 (strA) mel
|
Casadaban and Cohen (1980) |
M182 Δcrp
|
Δcrp derivative of M182 |
Busby et al. (1983) |
DM0068 |
MG1655Δcrp::Cm
|
Kim et al. (1992) |
RLG4649 |
M182 carrying chromosomal λCC(–41.5)-lacZ prophage |
Savery et al. (1998) |
RLG4650 |
M182 carrying chromosomal λCC(–61.5)-lacZ prophage |
Savery et al. (in preparation)c
|
NJS1020 |
M182 carrying chromosomal λCC(–71.5)-lacZ prophage |
Savery et al. (in preparation)c
|
NJS1001 |
Δcrp::Cm derivative of RLG4649 |
this work |
NJS1011 |
Δcrp::Cm derivative of RLG4650 |
this work |
WAM137 |
Δcrp::Cm derivative of NJS1020 |
this work |
Plasmidsa
|
pHTT7f1NHαb
|
T7 φ10 promoter directing expression of rpoA on pET21a. His6-tag coding sequence present between the first two codons of rpoA
|
Tang et al. (1995) |
pHTT7f1NHαΔ235 |
pHTT7f1NHα deleted for the C–terminal 94 codons of rpoA
|
Tang et al. (1995) |
pMGM1b
|
pHTT7f1NHα with Bsu36I site overlapping codons 233–235 of rpoA
|
this work |
pMGM2-pMGM11, pMGM31, pMGM34b
|
pMGM1 derivatives containing deletions or insertions within the linker coding region of rpoA
|
this work |
pMKSe2 |
pUC19 derivative carrying rpoB (encoding RNA polymerase β subunit) under control of the lac promoter |
Severinov et al. (1993) |
pT7β′ |
pT76 derivative carrying rpoC (encoding RNA polymerase β′ subunit) under control of the T7 φ10 promoter |
Zalenskaya et al. (1990) |
pLHN12σ |
pBR322 derivative carrying rpoD (encoding RNA polymerase σ subunit) under control of the T7 φ10 promoter |
Savery et al. (1998) |
pSR/lacUV5
|
pBR322 derivative carrying lacUV5 promoter cloned upstream of transcription terminator |
Savery et al. (1998) |
pSR/CC(–41.5)
|
pBR322 derivative carrying CC(–41.5) promoter cloned upstream of transcription terminator |
Savery et al. (1998) |
pSR/CC(–61.5)
|
pBR322 derivative carrying CC(–61.5) promoter cloned upstream of transcription terminator |
Savery et al. (in preparation)c
|
pLAW2b
|
pBR322 derivative carrying rpoA under lpp/lacUV5 promoter control |
Zou et al. (1992) |
pMGM12-pMGM22, pMGM32, pMGM35b
|
pLAW2 derivatives in which rpoA contains the modified linker coding sequences from pMGM1-pMGM11, pMGM31 and pMGM34 |
this work |
pBR322 |
general purpose cloning vector |
Bolivar et al. (1977) |