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Table 2 Strains, plasmids, and primers

From: Enhancing poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) production in Escherichia coli by the removal of the regulatory gene arcA

Escherichia coli

Relevant characteristics

Source or reference

LSBJ

fadB::Cm, ΔfadJ, atoC512 (Const), fadR601

Tappel et al. (2012a)

RSC02

ΔarcA LSBJ

This study

RSC04

ΔompR LSBJ

This study

RSC06

ΔarcA, ΔompR LSBJ

This study

Plasmids

pKD46

λ Red recombinase expression plasmid; expresses exo, β, and γ genes from λ phage; P-araB promoter; araC; AmpR; temperature sensitive replicon

Datsenko and Wanner (2000)

pKD13

Neomycin phosphotransferase flanked by FLP recombinase recognition targets, AmpR, KmR

Datsenko and Wanner (2000)

pCP20

FLP recombinase expression plasmid, AmpR, temperature sensitive replicon

Datsenko and Wanner ( 2000)

pBBR-C1J4SII

pBBR1MCS-2 derivative ΔphaAB, phaJ4, phaC1 (STQK)

Tappel et al. (2012b)

Primers a,b

Sequence (5′ to 3′)

pKD13.F.arcA

ATGCAGACCCCGCACATTCTTATCGTTGAAGACGAGTTGGTAACACGCAAGTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTTC

pKD13.R.arcA

TTAATCTTCCAGATCACCGCAGAAGCGATAACCTTCACCGTGAATGGTGGATTCCGTGGATCCGTCGACC

pKD13.F.ompR

ATGCAAGAGAACTACAAGATTCTGGTGGTCGATGACGACATGCGCCTGCGGTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTTC

pKD13.R.ompR

TTAGAACATTACCTTATGACCGTACTGCTCAAGAATGCCTTTCACGCGTTATTCCGTGGATCCGTCGACC

arcA.check.F/R

GTTAATTTGCAGCATGCATCAGG/GACGATGAGTTACGTATCTGG

ompR.check.F/R

AAATTGTTGCGAACCTTTGG/GCAATAACGTACGGGCAAAT

qAtoA.F/R

GGTGCAGCCATGTTTGATAG/CGCGAGGTTTGCTTCTTC

qAtoD.F/R

ACTTGGCAACCTGACCTATC/GACCAGTTCATCTGGCTCTAC

qAtoE.F/R

ACTCGGTATCGCTTACCTTG/GCAGACCCGCAATCATAAAC

qFadD.F/R

TCTCCAGTCTGCATCTTTCC/CCATAGCCTTCCAGCAGATAC

qFadE.F/R

TTACCCGTCTGGATGAACTG/GACGGCTTTCTTCAGCTTTC

qFadL.F/R

GGGCGCTTCTATTACCTCTAA/TTTCAAGGTCGGTTGTACCC

qRpoD.F/R

GAGCAAGGCTATCTGACCTATG/GCCCATGTCGTTGATCATTTG

  1. aUnderlined sequences are homologous to the gene to be deleted
  2. bForward and reverse primers are denoted with an F or R, respectively, and primers used for qPCR are denoted with a q