Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors
Type
Blog Post
Published
May 20, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...has seen before, showing how DNA sequences are translated into amino acids. And I was astonished that the...basis of shuttle vectors, which can function in unrelated host species, even from completely different kingdoms...eukaryotic cells, but would prefer to grow, clone, and manipulate their vectors in fast-growing bacteria first....consider how to keep it there. In fast-growing populations of cells, the vector needs to replicate alongside...alongside its host, or it will be lost from the population.
A bacterial chromosome has a single origin of...replication machinery. A shuttle vector designed for unrelated bacteria should include oris for both target species...selection, but these resistance systems don’t always translate to eukaryotes. For example, beta-lactam antibiotics...