BLASTICIDIN S-RESISTANCE GENE (BSR) - A NOVEL SELECTABLE MARKER FOR MAMMALIAN-CELLS
BLASTICIDIN S-RESISTANCE GENE (BSR) - A NOVEL SELECTABLE MARKER FOR MAMMALIAN-CELLS
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-4827(91)90427-v
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发表时间:
1991-12-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
HANAOKA, F
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作者:
IZUMI, M;MIYAZAWA, H;HANAOKA, F
Blasticidin S is a microbial antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The blasticidin S-resistance gene (bsr), isolated fromBacillus cereusK55-S1 strain, was inserted into pSV2 plasmid vector and introduced into cultured mammalian celte by transfection. Thebsrgene was integrated into the genome and conferred blasticidin S resistance on HeLa cells. The transfection frequency of thebsrgene was as high as that of the aminoglycoside phosphotransferase gene, the so-calledneogene, which is a representative selectable marker for mammalian cells. Transfectants in which several copies ofbsrhad been integrated into the genome were highly resistant to blasticidin S. Furthermore, blasticidin S killed the cells more rapidly than G418, which is conventionally used as a selective drug for theneogene. Thusbsris concluded to be useful as a drug-resistance marker for mammalian cells.