Cloning and mapping of the genetic determinants for microcin B17 production and immunity
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 163 (1) , 275-81
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.163.1.275-281.1985
Abstract
Plasmid pMccB17 (70 kilobases [kb]) codes for the production of microcin B17, a peptide that inhibits DNA synthesis, and for microcin B17 immunity. A BamHI-EcoRI fragment of 5.1 kb from pMccB17 was cloned into pBR322 in two steps. The resulting plasmid (pMM102) overproduced microcin B17 and expressed immunity against microcin. Mcc- and Mcc- Imm- mutants were isolated on plasmids pMccB17 and pMM102 by deleting various DNA fragments and by inserting different translocatable elements. Physical and phenotypic characterization of these mutants showed that a DNA region of 3.0 to 3.5 kb is required to produce microcin B17, whereas an adjacent region of about 1.0 kb is required to express microcin B17 immunity.Keywords
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