The cDNA library was constructed from mRNA isolated from unifoliate leaves from 9-11 day old seedlings that were induced for HR (hypersensitive response) by vacuum infiltrating plant tissue with Pseudomonas syringae pv.glycinea carrying the avrB gene (Genetics 141:1597-1604). Plant tissue (expanded unifoliate leaves) was collected at 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, and 53 hrs after inoculation and their mRNA pooled equally for cDNA construction. The library was prepared using the Stratagene pBluescript II SK (+) library construction kit. Complementary DNA was synthesized from mRNA using a primer consisting of a poly(dT) sequence with an Xho I restriction site. Eco RI adaptors were ligated to the blunt-ended cDNA fragments followed by Xho I digestion. The cDNA insert is protected from XhoI digestion via methylation during first strand cDNA synthesis. The cDNA fragments were directionally cloned into the Eco RI-Xho I restriction site of the pBluescript vector. The ligated cDNA fragments were transformed into E. coli ElectroMax DH10B host cells. Plant care, inoculations, and library construction were performed by Steve Clough (Lila Vodkin lab, University of Illinois).
Transformation efficiency: 1010
Percent white colonies: 50%
Average insert size of white colonies: 1100 bp
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