Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
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Blog Post
Published
Oct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...other molecules to host organisms. For instance, vectors derived from the Agrobacterium Ti virulence plasmid...especially when combined with natural inducible expression systems that allow tuning of metabolic pathways...developing new cloning techniques based on these vectors (Shareck et al., 2004).
Plasmid categorization..., Y., Lee, B., & Miguez, C. B. (2004). Cloning Vectors Based on Cryptic Plasmids Isolated from Lactic ...Figure 1: Common functions of natural plasmids. Created with BioRender.com.
Resistance (R) plasmids...resistance genes to help cells survive their own secretions.
Pro tip! Historically, colicin-producing plasmids...years, and new classifications are still being created as whole-genome sequencing becomes more relevant...