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Table 2 Number of transformants isolated when Dcm methylation site in pyrF is removed by silent mutation

From: Dcm methylation is detrimental to plasmid transformation in Clostridium thermocellum

  

Average number of transformants per µg DNA (range)

E. colihosta

Methylationb

pAMG205

pAMG206

pAMG205Δdcm#7

Top10

Dam+, dcm+

2 (0−6)

160 (95−240)

220 (60−520)

BL21

Dam+, dcm-

1200 (680−1700)

1400 (1100−1900)

1500 (840−2200)

  1. aE. coli strain from which plasmid DNA was isolated.
  2. bState of plasmid methylation by E. coli Dam and Dcm DNA methylases.