Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning
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...developed cloning vectors to harness it. These vectors, called pKIL18 and pKIL19, contained the ccdB gene in frame...non-recombinant vectors (re-ligated empty vectors, for instance) would still express ccdB and therefore ...toxic effects of CcdB. Another commercially available, CcdB-resistant strain is ccdB Survival™ from InvitrogenTM...DB3.1 and ccdB Survival strains have been developed specifically with ccdB-containing vectors in mind, ... the popular GatewayTM method possible: ccdB. But what is ccdB, what role does it play in modern cloning...interest. Simply stated, ccdB makes cloning easier by selecting against vectors that did not take up your...harnessed it to evolve cloning technology.
CcdB: A potent toxin...
The ccdB gene, located on the F sex factor ...