Table 1 Strains and plasmids used in this study.

From: Enhancing succinic acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli by engineering its global transcription factor, catabolite repressor/activator (Cra)

Strains

Relevant characteristics

Sources or reference

AFP111

F + λ- rpoS396(Am) rph-1 ΔpflAB::Cam ldhA::Kan ptsG

17

DH5α

F-φ80 lacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169 endA1 recA1 hsdR17(rk-, mk-) supE44 λ-thi-1 gyrA96 relA1 phoA

TransGen Biotech

BL21

F- ompT, hsdSB (rB- mB-), gal, dcm

TransGen Biotech

Tang1505

AFP111/pTrc99A

This study

Tang1534

AFP111/pTrc-cra

This study

Tang1535

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at R57K

This study

Tang1536

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at G59N + T76Y

This study

Tang1537

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at G59Q

This study

Tang1538

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at A58T + R149I

This study

Tang1539

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at A58G + S75H

This study

Tang1540

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at R60Q + D148I

This study

Tang1541

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at R57K + A58G + G59Q + R60Q + S75H + T76Y + D148I + R149I

This study

Tang1542

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at R57K + A58T + G59Q + R60Q + S75H + T76Y + D148I + R149I

This study

Tang1543

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at R57K + A58G + G59N + R60Q + S75H + T76Y + D148I + R149I

This study

Tang1544

AFP111/pTrc-cra with mutation at R57K + A58T + G59N + R60Q + S75H + T76Y + D148I + R149I

This study

Plasmids

 pTrc99A

ApR, pBR322 ori, trc promoter, lacIq

Invitrogen

 pET28a

KanR, pBR322 ori, lacIq, T7 promoter

Novagene

 pTrc-Cra

pTrc99A carrying cra gene

This study

 pET-Cra

pET28a carrying cra gene

This study

 pET-CGQ

pET28a carrying cra gene with mutation at R57K + A58G + G59Q + R60Q + S75H + T76Y + D148I + R149I

This study

 pET-CTN

pET28a carrying cra gene with mutation at R57K + A58T + G59N + R60Q + S75H + T76Y + D148I + R149I

This study