Directed mutagenesis of chromosomal genes of Escherichia coli in vivo: construction of RecA- and HtpR- mutants
Kiselev, V.I.; Dubeĭkovskiĭ, A.N.; Pachkunov, D.M.; Astashkin, E.I.; Rechinskiĭ, V.O.
Molekuliarnaia Genetika Mikrobiologiia i Virusologiia 4: 43-46
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0208-0613 PMID: 3037361 Document Number: 294884
The deletions in Escherichia coli chromosomal genes recA and htpR were constructed using the site-directed mutagenesis techniques. The obtained RecA- mutants are UV-sensitive and have a phenotype defective for the homologous DNA recombination. HtpR- mutant is temperature sensitive for growth and deficient in intracellular proteolysis. As a result a HtpR- mutant seems to be a preferable candidate for attempting to synthesize efficiently any alien protein in Escherichia coli cells.