Table 2 Plasmids used in this study

From: Increasing the bactofection capacity of a mammalian expression vector by removal of the f1 ori

Plasmid

Function

Features

Source

pEGFP-C2

Eukaryotic expression vector

EGFP under the control of the CMV promoter

Clontech

pUC19

High copy number plasmid

pUC19 origin of replication

NEB

 

Source of lacZ gene

lacZ gene

 

pLuc

Eukaryotic expression vector similar to pEGFP

Ampicillin resistance, luciferase transgene, f1 ori

Addgene, 45968

prpsM-GFP

Prokaryotic GFP reporter plasmid

Constitutive prokaryotic GFP expression

[66]

pEGFP(-f1)

Test if removal of f1 ori from pEGFP abrogates filamentation

pEGFP lacking f1 ori

This study

pACYC-EGFP

Test if EGFP can drive filamentation in pACYC184

rpsmGFP plasmid plus EGFP transgene from pEGFP

This study