Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning
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... protein (CcdA) that protects the cell against the toxic CcdB. Cells that lose ccdA through the loss of...disrupted allowing cells expressing the recombinant plasmid to propagate. Any cells that contained non-recombinant...Assembly Cloning and Gateway® cloning technologies, as well as several others. Each method is unique and relies...which is responsible for plasmid maintenance during cell division. ccdB codes for the toxic protein (CcdB...broken double stranded DNA and ultimately causing cell death. ccdA, another gene found in the ccd operon...Gateway takes advantage of the same principle that cells will not propagate while expressing the gene. Briefly...can one work with a plasmid/gene that kills the cells expressing it? The answer lies in special strains...