Restriction digests of the clone give the following sizes (kb): BamHI--4.4, 2.8; BglII--7.2; EcoRI--7.2; PstI--7.2; HindIII--7.2. The insert extends from nucleotides 3145 to 5841 of T7 DNA. Gene 1 was sequenced from T7 wild-type DNA. The junctions between gene 1 and pBR322 in pAR1173 were sequenced. This construct expresses a low level of T7 RNA polymerase, enough to complement an amber mutant. pAR1173 was made by inserting a BglII linker into the BamHI site 5' of gene 1 in pAR1151. A BamHI site between the BglII site and gene 1 was lost, resulting in a BamHI-BglII-gene 1-BamHI construction. Sequences, such as promoters, inserted in the BglII site will remain with gene 1 as a single fragment upon BamHI digestion. |