Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene
Type
Blog Post
Published
Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
...antibiotic selection. Essentially, this gene is a 2-in-1 providing both bacterial and eukaryotic selection...Zeocin-induced DNA cleavage in human cells. Mutagenesis, 20(2), 111–114. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gei016I
...because it can be a one-stop shop for selection across systems and species. The cost? Zeocin is genotoxic...off-target mutations are undesirable.
Pros: Works across many species/systems.
Cons: Doesn’t work for all...