A plasmid is a small, extrachromosomal DNA molecule within a cell that is physically separated from chromosomal DNA and can replicate independently. They...
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A tumour inducing (Ti) plasmid is a plasmid found in pathogenic species of Agrobacterium, including A. tumefaciens, A. rhizogenes, A. rubi and A. vitis...
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the plasmid copy number is the number of copies of a given plasmid in a cell. To ensure survival and thus the continued propagation of the plasmid, they...
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A plasmid preparation is a method of DNA extraction and purification for plasmid DNA. It is an important step in many molecular biology experiments and...
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Hybrid plasmid is a plasmid that contains an inserted piece of foreign DNA. "Everything Bio : Hybrid plasmid". Everythingbio.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15...
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The F-plasmid (first named F by one of its discoverers Esther Lederberg;also called the sex factor in E. coli,the F sex factor, or the fertility factor)...
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The RK2 Plasmid is a broad-host-range plasmid belonging to the incP incompatibility group It is notable for its ability to replicate in a wide variety...
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A plasmid partition system is a mechanism that ensures the stable inheritance of plasmids during bacterial cell division. Each plasmid has its independent...
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Plasmid-mediated resistance is the transfer of antibiotic resistance genes which are carried on plasmids. Plasmids possess mechanisms that ensure their...
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Addgene (section Plasmid repository)
Addgene is a non-profit plasmid repository. Addgene facilitates the exchange of genetic material between laboratories by offering plasmids and their associated...
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conjugation where a conjugative plasmid present in one bacterial strain assists the transfer of a mobilizable plasmid present in a second bacterial strain...
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Cloning vector (category Plasmids)
genetically engineered plasmids. Cloning is generally first performed using Escherichia coli, and cloning vectors in E. coli include plasmids, bacteriophages...
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The R1 plasmid is a plasmid that was first isolated from Salmonella paratyphi bacteria in 1963. It is a short plasmid, composed of 97,566 nucleotides and...
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The root inducing (Ri) -plasmid of Rhizobium rhizogenes (formerly Agrobacterium rhizogenes) is a plasmid capable of undergoing horizontal gene transfer...
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Transfer DNA binary system (redirect from Binary plasmid)
(T-DNA) binary system is a pair of plasmids consisting of a T-DNA binary vector and a vir helper plasmid. The two plasmids are used together (thus binary)...
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tumor-inducing agent was found to be a DNA plasmid called the Ti plasmid. By removing the genes in the plasmid that caused the tumor and adding in novel...
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P element (section Plasmid rescue)
no transposase recognition sequences so it cannot insert and a "P Plasmid". P Plasmids always contain a Drosophila reporter gene, often a red-eye marker...
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bacterium with a conjugative plasmid (for example, the F-factor) integrated into its chromosomal DNA. The integration of the plasmid into the cell's chromosome...
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Rhodococcus equi (section Virulence plasmid)
circular plasmids consist of a conserved backbone responsible for replication and bacterial conjugation of the plasmid. This portion of the plasmid is highly...
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transmission of virulence. It often involves temperate bacteriophages and plasmids. Genes responsible for antibiotic resistance in one species of bacteria...
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Subcloning (section Amplification of product plasmid)
the destination plasmid. The plasmid is often transformed into a bacterium like E. coli. Ideally when the bacterium divides the plasmid should also be...
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efficiency. They are defined by three mutations: recA1, endA1 which help plasmid insertion and lacZΔM15 which enables blue white screening. The cells are...
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Vector (molecular biology) (section Plasmids)
In molecular cloning, a vector is any particle (e.g., plasmids, cosmids, Lambda phages) used as a vehicle to artificially carry a foreign nucleic sequence...
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PUC19 (category Plasmids)
plasmid cloning vectors designed by Joachim Messing and co-workers. The designation "pUC" is derived from the classical "p" prefix (denoting "plasmid")...
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or mobilizable genetic element that is most often a plasmid or transposon. Most conjugative plasmids have systems ensuring that the recipient cell does...
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Fosmid Integrative and conjugative element Jeewanu "Nanobacterium" Phagemid Plasmid Prion Fungal prion Proteinoid microsphere Retroelements not elsewhere classified...
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Bacillus anthracis (section pXO1 plasmid)
consists of a 5,227,419 bp circular chromosome and two extrachromosomal DNA plasmids, pXO1 and pXO2, of 181,677 and 94,830 bp respectively, which are responsible...
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DNA vaccine (section Plasmid vectors)
immune response. DNA vaccines work by injecting genetically engineered plasmid containing the DNA sequence encoding the antigen(s) against which an immune...
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Ames strain (section Virulence plasmids)
warfare program in 1969. Researchers have identified two specific virulence plasmids in B. anthracis, with the Ames strain expressing greater virulence compared...
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Drug resistance (redirect from Drug-resistance plasmid)
peptide bonds Plasmid encode enzymes that chemically alter the drug (e.g., by acetylation or phosphorylation), thereby inactivating it. Plasmid encode beta-lactamase...
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