Research Article

Inner Membrane Protein YhcB Interacts with RodZ Involved in Cell Shape Maintenance in Escherichia coli

Table 1

E. coli strains and plasmids used in this study.

StrainGenotypeaSource or reference

XL-1BlueF [proAB+, lacIq, lacZDM15::Tn10 (tetr)], hsdR17, Laboratory stock
supE44, recA1, endA1, gyrA46, thi, relA1, lac
DH5αF, deoR, endA1, gyrA96, hsdR17(rk-mk+), recA1, Laboratory stock
relA1,  supE44, thi-1, D (lacZYA-argF)U169, (f 80lacZ D M15)
JE8471DE(cya)854, trp, his, ilv National BioResource Project
BW25113 F, rph-1, DE(rhaBAD)568, DE(araBAD)567, CGSC
DElacZ4787, hsdR514, rrnB
KR0401a derivaative of BW25113[11]
KR0411KR0401 Δ yhcB/pBADs-yhcB This study
KR0412KR0401 Δ yhcB, λ(araC, 𝑝 𝑎 𝑟 𝑎 𝐵 𝐴 𝐷 -yhcB, bla) This study
KR0413KR0412 Δ rodZ::kan This study
KR0422KR0401 Δ rodZ, λ(araC, 𝑝 𝑎 𝑟 𝑎 𝐵 𝐴 𝐷 -yhcB, bla) This study
KR0423KR0422 Δ yhcB::kan This study

plasmidRelevant features or primers used to amplify the indicated gene

pKT25BACTH vector, KmR[22]
pKnT25constructed from pKTop, KmRThis study, [22]
pUT18BACTH vector, ApR[22]
pUT18cBACTH vector, ApR[22]
pKnT25-rodA ctctagaGACGGATAATCCGAATAAAAAAA/This study
gcggtaccACGCTTTTCGACAACATTTTCC
pKnT25-yhcB yhcB derived from pUT18-yhcB This study
pKT25-cybD gctctagaGATCGATTATGAAGTATTGCGT/This study
gcggatccTACAGAGAGTGGGTGTTACGTT
pKT25-mreB gctctagaGTTGAAAAAATTTCGTGGCATG/This study
cgggatccTCTTCGCTGAACAGGTCGCCG
pKT25-mreC gctctagaGAAGCCAATTTTTAGCCGTGG/This study
gcggtaccTGCCCTCCCGGCGCACGC
pKT25-mreD gctctagaGGCGAGCTATCGTAGCCAGGGA/This study
gcggtaccTGCACTGCAAACTGCTGACGGA
pKT25-murG gctctagaGAGTGGTCAAGGAAAGCGATTA/This study
gcggtaccGCCCGGGCAACCCGGCTCACTT
pKT25-rodZ rodZ derived from pUT18c-rodZ This study
pKT25-yciS gctctagaGAAATATTTACTCATTTTCTTACTGGT/This study
gcgaattcTTATTCCTTCGCCGCTGAC
pUT18c-rodZ gctctagaGAATACTGAAGCCACGCAC/This study
ggaattCTGCGCCGGTGATTGTT
pUT18-ftsB gcctgcag GGGTAAACTAACGCTGCTGTTG/This study
cgggatcc CGATTGTTTTGCCCCGCAGA
pUT18-yhcB gcctgcag GACCTGGGAATATGCGCTAATT/This study
cgggatcc TCGCGCTTCGCGCCAGTA
pUT18- 𝑦 𝑐 𝐵 Δ C1 gcctgcagGACCTGGGAATATGCGCTAATT/This study
cgggatccAGGCTGCTGGAGCTTTTTGC
pUT18- 𝑦 𝑐 𝐵 Δ C2 gcctgcagGACCTGGGAATATGCGCTAATT/This study
cgggatccATCTGCACCGGTGCCTGATCGT
pUT18- 𝑦 𝑐 𝐵 Δ N gctctagaGCGTTTTGGTAATCGTAAACTAC/This study
cgggatccTCGCGCTTCGCGCCAGTA

aλ(araC ParaBAD-yhcB) denotes chromosome integration mediated by λInCh.