Site-specific integration with bacteriophage ΦC31 integrase.
Site-specific integration with bacteriophage ΦC31 integrase.
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与噬菌体 δC31 整合酶进行位点特异性整合。
DOI:
10.1101/pdb.prot069211
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发表时间:
2012
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通讯作者:
Calos,MicheleP
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作者:
Hillman,RTyler;Calos,MicheleP
Few nonviral techniques exist for efficient and stable eukaryotic gene transfer and fewer still are broadly useful in both cell culture and whole-organism applications. ɸC31 integrase, a site-specific bacteriophage recombinase, is able to catalyze chromosomal transgene insertion under a diverse range of experimental and therapeutic conditions. The enzyme recognizes and catalyzes unidirectional recombination between attachment motifs found in phage and bacterial genomes (attP and attB sites, respectively). Use of ɸC31 integrase for gene transfer requires that an attB sequence be cloned into a transgene-bearing plasmid. When this modified plasmid is introduced into cells alongside integrase-expressing plasmid, ɸC31 integrase is able to catalyze insertion of the transgene plasmid into one of a limited pool of sites in the target genome that show sequence similarity to wild-type attP. Efficient delivery of ɸC31 integrase and attB donor plasmid to the tissue or cells of interest remains the most challenging aspect of the system. Unlike viral methods of genome manipulation, use of ɸC31 integrase almost always requires an additional method of stimulating cellular DNA uptake. However, the relative simplicity of the plasmid-based system means that nearly any proven method of introducing exogenous DNA into cells can be used with ɸC31 integrase. This protocol describes the use of ɸC31 integrase in mammalian cell culture for the creation of clonal lines showing robust and stable expression of an experimental transgene.