Table 3. Functional complementation of E. coli BWTsbacA conditional strain by PAP2 encoding genes from H. pylori.
E. coli BWTsbacA | CFU/mL | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
30°C | 42°C | 30°C +IPTG 1mM |
42°C +IPTG 1mM |
|
- | 782 | 0 | 876 | 1 |
+pTrc His30 lpxE | 229 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
+pTrc His30 hp0350 | 396 | 2 | 354 | 0 |
+pTrc His30 hupA | 265 | 219 | 186 | 172 |
+pTrc His30 lpxF | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The E. coli thermosensitive strain was transformed with the pTrcHis30-based plasmids and aliquots were plated onto two ampicillin-containing 2YT agar plates incubated at either 30°C or 42°C. The CFU were counted after 24 h incubation.