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- Title
Codon-optimized antibiotic resistance gene improves efficiency of transient transformation in <i>Frankia</i>.
- Authors
Kucho, Ken-ichi; Kakoi, Kentaro; Yamaura, Masatoshi; Iwashita, Mari; Abe, Mikiko; Uchiumi, Toshiki
- Abstract
Frankia is a unique actinobacterium having abilities to fix atmospheric dinitrogen and to establish endosymbiosis with trees, but molecular bases underlying these interesting characteristics are poorly understood because of a lack of stable transformation system. Extremely high GC content of Frankia genome (>70%) can be a hindrance to successful transformation. We generated a synthetic gentamicin resistance gene whose codon usage is optimized to Frankia ( fgmR) and evaluated its usefulness as a selection marker using a transient transformation system. Success rate of transient transformation and cell growth in selective culture were significantly increased by use of fgmR instead of a native gentamicin resistance gene, suggesting that codon optimization improved translation efficiency of the marker gene and increased antibiotic resistance. Our result shows that similarity in codon usage pattern is an important factor to be taken into account when exogenous transgenes are expressed in Frankia cells.
- Subjects
FRANKIA; DRUG resistance in bacteria; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIAL genetics; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; CELL growth
- Publication
Journal of Biosciences, 2013, Vol 38, Issue 4, p713
- ISSN
0250-5991
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12038-013-9361-4