| Autor: |
Zachary M. Shaver, Stephanie S. Bent, Steven R. Bilby, Michael Brown, Anna Buser, Itzayana G. Cuellar, Athena J. Davis, Lindsay Doolan, Fatima C. Enriquez, Autumn Estrada, Shelby Herner, J. Cody Herron, Andrew M. Hunn, Madison Hunter, Hartlee Johnston, Owen Koucky, Christian C. Mackley, Dylan Maghini, Devin Mattoon, Haden T. McDonald, Hannah Sinks, Austin J. Sprague, David Sullivan, Altan Tutar, Avery Umphreys, Chris Watson, Daniel Zweerink, Laurie J. Heyer, Jeffrey L. Poet, Todd T. Eckdahl, A. Malcolm Campbell |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Research Notes, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1756-0500 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13104-018-3965-6 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Objective The purpose of this project was to use an in vivo method to discover riboswitches that are activated by new ligands. We employed phage-assisted continuous evolution (PACE) to evolve new riboswitches in vivo. We started with one translational riboswitch and one transcriptional riboswitch, both of which were activated by theophylline. We used xanthine as the new target ligand during positive selection followed by negative selection using theophylline. The goal was to generate very large M13 phage populations that contained unknown mutations, some of which would result in new aptamer specificity. We discovered side products of three new theophylline translational riboswitches with different levels of protein production. Results We used next generation sequencing to identify M13 phage that carried riboswitch mutations. We cloned and characterized the most abundant riboswitch mutants and discovered three variants that produce different levels of translational output while retaining their theophylline specificity. Although we were unable to demonstrate evolution of new riboswitch ligand specificity using PACE, we recommend careful design of recombinant M13 phage to avoid evolution of “cheaters” that short circuit the intended selection pressure. |
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