TABLE 1.
Plasmids used in this work
| Plasmid | Relevant propertiesa | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
| E. coli plasmids | ||
| pBluescript KS(+) | Multiple cloning site; Apr | Stratagene |
| pGEM-T-Easy | Used for cloning of PCR products and for the construction of a tatC deletion mutant; Apr | Promega |
| pBSKAN | pBluescript KS(+) derivative with an inserted neo gene; Kanr Apr | This work |
| pMW18 | pBluescript KS(+) derivative containing pre-TorA-23K; Apr | 7 |
| pBS-CBSS | pBluescript KS(+) derivative containing the S. venezuelae vsi promoter | 23 |
| Streptomyces plasmids | ||
| pIJ486 | Multiple cloning site; Tsrr | 42 |
| pVsiTor23K | pIJ486 derivative; contains pre-TorA-23K after the S. venezuelae vsi promoter; Tsrr | This work |
| pIJ702 | contains the S. antibioticus melC operon; Tsrr | 18 |
| E. coli/Streptomyces shuttle vectors | ||
| pFD666 | Kanr | 13 |
| pGM160 | temperature sensitive replicon; Apr Tsrr | 28 |
| pGMΔtatC | pGM160 derivative used to knock out S. lividans tatC; Kanr Tsrr | This work |
| Integrative vectors containing φC31 att-locus | ||
| pSET152 | Integrative plasmid; Aprr | 4 |
| pSETtatC | pSET152 derivative containing S. lividans tatC | This work |
Apr, ampicillin resistance; Aprr, apramycin resistance; Kanr, kanamycin resistance; Tsrr, thiostrepton resistance.