Amber suppressors of Erwinia chrysanthemi

Ann Inst Pasteur Microbiol. 1987 May-Jun;138(3):289-96. doi: 10.1016/0769-2609(87)90116-5.

Abstract

Mutations trp1 and thyA1, both of a polyauxotrophic derivative of the Erwinia chrysanthemi strain B374, were characterized as amber mutations with an Escherichia coli suppressor, supA1P2, which inserts a glutamine in response to UAG. Simultaneous reversion of both mutations allowed us to isolate amber suppressor mutants of E. chrysanthemi. These suppressors were tested with a set of amber mutants of bacteriophage Mu which had been previously characterized on E. coli. The two independently isolated suppressors behaved as supD and supE mutants, respectively, of E. coli.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriophage mu / genetics
  • Erwinia / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Suppression, Genetic*
  • Transformation, Bacterial