Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering
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...also has the flexibility to modify the E. coli chromosome, plasmid DNA or BAC DNA.
To use the lambda .... This setup can be also be used to modify chromosomal genes. After the initial editing event, the defective... defective prophage can be removed from the chromosome of the host E. coli by a second lambda red recombination... system is best suited for editing bacterial chromosomal DNA because it is easy to remove the recombineering...responsible for excision of mini-λ from the host’s chromosome. After this, mini-λ can readily be purified from...PCR can be used to screen for positive clones in most cases, and restriction enzyme digest can be used... being targeted for modification: the E. coli chromosome, a plasmid, or a BAC.
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