Effect of plasmid size and medium on growth kinetics and plasmid copy number in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Coppella ◽  
P. Dhurjati
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Plasmid Copy Number ◽  
Plasmid Copy ◽  
Plasmid Size

scholarly journals Introduction of extra telomeric DNA sequences into Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in telomere elongation.

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1488-1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
K W Runge ◽  
V A Zakian
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Plasmid Copy Number ◽  
High Copy Number ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Telomeric Dna ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Plasmid Copy ◽  
Telomere Elongation

The termini of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosomes consist of tracts of C1-3A (one to three cytosine and one adenine residue) sequences of approximately 450 base pairs in length. To gain insights into trans-acting factors at telomeres, high-copy-number linear and circular plasmids containing tracts of C1-3A sequences were introduced into S. cerevisiae. We devised a novel system to distinguish by color colonies that maintained the vector at 1 to 5, 20 to 50, and 100 to 400 copies per cell and used it to change the amount of telomeric DNA sequences per cell. An increase in the number of C1-3A sequences caused an increase in the length of telomeric C1-3A repeats that was proportional to plasmid copy number. Our data suggest that telomere growth is inhibited by a limiting factor(s) that specifically recognizes C1-3A sequences and that this factor can be effectively competed for by long tracts of C1-3A sequences at telomeres or on circular plasmids. Telomeres without this factor are exposed to processes that serve to lengthen chromosome ends.

Selection of yeast cells with a higher plasmid copy number in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae autoselection system

Yeast ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Concetta Compagno ◽  
Danilo Porro ◽  
Stefania Radice ◽  
Enzo Martegani ◽  
Bianca Maria Ranzi
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Plasmid Copy Number ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Plasmid Copy ◽  
Selection Of

Expression of plasmid R388-encoded type II dihydrofolate reductase as a dominant selective marker in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-414
Author(s):  
A Miyajima ◽  
I Miyajima ◽  
K Arai ◽  
N Arai
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Enzyme Level ◽  
Plasmid Copy Number ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Plasmid Copy ◽  
Selective Media ◽  
In Cells

The R388 plasmid-encoded drug-resistant type II dihydrofolate reductase gene (R . dhfr) was expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by fusing the R . dhfr coding sequence to the yeast TRP5 promoter. Yeast cells harboring these recombinant plasmids grew in media with 10 micrograms of methotrexate per ml and 5 mg of sulfanilamide per ml, a condition which inhibits the growth of wild-type cells. Addition of a 390-base-pair fragment from the 3'-noncoding region of TRP5 downstream from R . dhfr increased expression. Presumably, the added segment promoted termination or polyadenylation or both of the R . dhfr transcript. The activity of the plasmid-encoded dihydrofolate reductase and the copy number of the R . dhfr plasmid in cells grown in drug-selective media were higher by one order of magnitude than those grown in nutrition-selective media. Plasmid copy number, as well as the plasmid-encoded enzyme level, decreased when cells were selected for prototrophy. In drug-selective media, the plasmid-encoded enzyme level and the content of R . dhfr transcripts were nearly constant in cells harboring R . dhfr plasmids containing different yeast promoters. In contrast, the plasmid copy number and beta-lactamase activity encoded in cis by plasmids were much higher when R . dhfr was associated with the weak TRP5 promoter than when it was fused to the strong ADC1 promoter. These results indicate that plasmid copy number, i.e., gene dosage of R . dhfr, correlates inversely with the strength of the promoter associated with R . dhfr, and cells with a higher plasmid copy number were enriched in drug-selective media. The transformation efficiency of R . dhfr fused to the ADC1 promoter was almost the same on drug-selective plates as on nutrition-selective plates, indicating that R . dhfr is suitable as a dominant selective transformation marker in S. cerevisiae.

scholarly journals The 2μm Plasmid Causes Cell Death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a Mutation in Ulp1 Protease

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 4299-4310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie J. Dobson ◽  
Andrew J. Pickett ◽  
Soundarapandian Velmurugan ◽  
Jordan B. Pinder ◽  
Lori A. Barrett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Plasmid Copy Number ◽  
Partial Deletion ◽  
Plasmid Copy ◽  
Protein Substrates ◽  
Mutant Cells ◽  
Two Hybrid ◽  
Complete Deletion

ABSTRACT The 2μm circle plasmid confers no phenotype in wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae but in a nib1 mutant, an elevated plasmid copy number is associated with cell death. Complementation was used to identify nib1 as a mutant allele of the ULP1 gene that encodes a protease required for removal of a ubiquitin-like protein, Smt3/SUMO, from protein substrates. The nib1 mutation replaces conserved tryptophan 490 with leucine in the protease domain of Ulp1. Complete deletion of ULP1 is lethal, even in a strain that lacks the 2μm circle. Partial deletion of ULP1, like the nib1 mutation, results in clonal variations in plasmid copy number. In addition, a subset of these mutant cells produces lineages in which all cells have reduced proliferative capacity, and this phenotype is dependent upon the presence of the 2μm circle. Segregation of the 2μm circle requires two plasmid-encoded proteins, Rep1 and Rep2, which were found to colocalize with Ulp1 protein in the nucleus and interact with Smt3 in a two-hybrid assay. These associations and the observation of missegregation of a fluorescently tagged 2μm circle reporter plasmid in a subset of ulp1 mutant cells suggest that Smt3 modification plays a role in both plasmid copy number control and segregation.

Bacterial fitness and plasmid loss: the importance of culture conditions and plasmid size

1998 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Alex Smith ◽  
Michael J Bidochka
Keyword(s):  
Copy Number ◽  
Luria Broth ◽  
Plasmid Copy Number ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
Multicopy Plasmid ◽  
Plasmid Copy ◽  
Plasmid Loss ◽  
Bacterial Fitness ◽  
Plasmid Size

Several pBluescript-derived plasmids of various sizes were constructed to study the effects of multicopy plasmid size on bacterial fitness and plasmid loss. Transformed and untransformed bacterial clones were grown in media with or without ampicillin. Bacterial fitness (measured by growth rate), plasmid presence or absence, and plasmid copy number were assessed during successive subculturings. In selective media (minimal medium or Luria Broth plus ampicillin), the clone transformed with the largest plasmid (pBluescript with a 9000-bp insert) had a significantly longer lag phase than all other clones. In nonselective media the rate of plasmid loss during successive subculturings was greatest in the clone with the largest insert. The clone with the largest insert displayed a lower plasmid copy number than clones with a small insert or no insert at all. Plasmid loss in the form of segregational instability and plasmid copy number reduction in nonselective environments are important to the understanding of the evolution of the bacteria-plasmid associations and the appreciation of the potential for altering the genetic properties of a clone maintained or subcultured on a standard medium.Key words: pBluescript, plasmid, stress, fitness, starvation.

Amplification of plasmid copy number by thymidine kinase expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1988 ◽  
Vol 211 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Zealey ◽  
A. R. Goodey ◽  
J. R. Piggott ◽  
M. E. Watson ◽  
R. C. Cafferkey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Thymidine Kinase ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Plasmid Copy Number ◽  
Plasmid Copy ◽  
Kinase Expression

scholarly journals Expression of plasmid R388-encoded type II dihydrofolate reductase as a dominant selective marker in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Miyajima ◽  
I Miyajima ◽  
K Arai ◽  
N Arai
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Copy Number ◽  
Enzyme Level ◽  
Plasmid Copy Number ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Plasmid Copy ◽  
Selective Media ◽  
In Cells

The R388 plasmid-encoded drug-resistant type II dihydrofolate reductase gene (R . dhfr) was expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by fusing the R . dhfr coding sequence to the yeast TRP5 promoter. Yeast cells harboring these recombinant plasmids grew in media with 10 micrograms of methotrexate per ml and 5 mg of sulfanilamide per ml, a condition which inhibits the growth of wild-type cells. Addition of a 390-base-pair fragment from the 3'-noncoding region of TRP5 downstream from R . dhfr increased expression. Presumably, the added segment promoted termination or polyadenylation or both of the R . dhfr transcript. The activity of the plasmid-encoded dihydrofolate reductase and the copy number of the R . dhfr plasmid in cells grown in drug-selective media were higher by one order of magnitude than those grown in nutrition-selective media. Plasmid copy number, as well as the plasmid-encoded enzyme level, decreased when cells were selected for prototrophy. In drug-selective media, the plasmid-encoded enzyme level and the content of R . dhfr transcripts were nearly constant in cells harboring R . dhfr plasmids containing different yeast promoters. In contrast, the plasmid copy number and beta-lactamase activity encoded in cis by plasmids were much higher when R . dhfr was associated with the weak TRP5 promoter than when it was fused to the strong ADC1 promoter. These results indicate that plasmid copy number, i.e., gene dosage of R . dhfr, correlates inversely with the strength of the promoter associated with R . dhfr, and cells with a higher plasmid copy number were enriched in drug-selective media. The transformation efficiency of R . dhfr fused to the ADC1 promoter was almost the same on drug-selective plates as on nutrition-selective plates, indicating that R . dhfr is suitable as a dominant selective transformation marker in S. cerevisiae.

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