scholarly journals Extension of Genetic Marker List Using Unnatural Amino Acid System: An Efficient Genomic Modification Strategy in Escherichia coli

Author(s):  
Xinyi Xu ◽  
Huichang Zhong ◽  
Weifeng Liu ◽  
Yong Tao
Biochemistry ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 1828-1837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Chatterjee ◽  
Sophie B. Sun ◽  
Jennifer L. Furman ◽  
Han Xiao ◽  
Peter G. Schultz

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Kato

Translation of target gene transcripts in Escherichia coli harboring UAG amber stop codons can be switched on by the amber-codon-specific incorporation of an exogenously supplied unnatural amino acid, 3-iodo-L-tyrosine. Here, we report that this translational switch can control the translational efficiency at any intermediate magnitude by adjustment of the 3-iodo-L-tyrosine concentration in the medium, as a tunable translational controller. The translational efficiency of a target gene reached maximum levels with 10-5 M 3-iodo-L-tyrosine, and intermediate levels were observed with suboptimal concentrations (approximately spanning a 2-log10 concentration range, 10-7 to 10-5 M). Such intermediate-level expression was also confirmed in individual bacteria.


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