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A rapid procedure for cloning genes from lambda libraries by complementation of E. coli defective mutants: application to the fabE region of the E. coli chromosome.

J H Alix
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I describe a general and rapid procedure allowing the isolation of specialized lambda transducing phages from a lambda library by lysogenic complementation of defective mutants of Escherichia coli. As an example, the cloning of the E. coli fabE gene and of two other adjacent genetic determinants is presented. Subcloning and determination of its nucleotide sequence reveals that fabE codes for the biotin carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP), one of the three subunits of acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase.

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Acetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAmino Acid SequenceBacteriophage lambdaBase SequenceChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularEscherichia coliGene LibraryGenes, BacterialGenetic Complementation TestLigasesMolecular Sequence DataRestriction MappingSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTransduction, GeneticJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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J H Alix. 1989. A rapid procedure for cloning genes from lambda libraries by complementation of E. coli defective mutants: application to the fabE region of the E. coli chromosome.. https://doi.org/10.1089/dna.1989.8.779

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