Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering
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...clone out of 104 to 105 colonies.
Pro Tip: Use a high-fidelity Taq polymerase with proof-reading ability... center of the sequence. Since lambda red has a higher recombination frequency when the lagging strand...strands. One of the two oligos will recombine with a higher efficiency than the other and you’ll find out empirically...frequency between 0.1% to 1%, and can be increased to as high as 25-50% by designing oligos that avoid activating...deletion of >20 nucleotides
1 out of 104 to 105
Use a high fidelity Taq polymerase to generate insert
ssDNA...these strains, expression of exo, beta and gam is tightly regulated by the endogenous phage promoter pL and... allows for a mobile recombineering system, but tight regulation of expression is required for a successful...