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Table 2 Strains and plasmids

From: A human RNA polymerase II subunit is encoded by a recently generated multigene family

Strains

Genotype

Yeast WY-11

# MATa/MATα ura3-52 his3-Δ200 leu2-3, leu2-112 lys2-Δ201 ade2-101 RPB11/rpb11-Δ1::HIS[39]

Yeast YGVS-074

# MATa/MATα ura3-52 his3-Δ200 leu2-3, leu2-112 lys2-Δ201 ade2-101 RPB11/rpb11-Δ1::HIS 3trp1-Δ63

Yeast YGVS-072

# MATa ura3-52 his3-Δ200 leu2-3, leu2-112 lys2-Δ201 ade2-101 trp1-Δ63 rpb11-Δ1::HIS3 [pRP11/8-RPB11] (Offspring of YGVS-074 used for complementation assays)

Plasmids

Description

pRP11/8-RPB11

# URA3 CEN ARS ScRPB11 EcoRI/SacI into pRS416 [39]

pBSK-hRPB11a-gen

# Partial Sau3AI genomic fragment in pBSK (Stratagene), containing exon 1 and 2 from hRPB11a gene

pBSK-hRPB11b-gen

# Partial Sau3AI genomic fragment (19.6 kb) in pBSK (Stratagene), containing exons 1 to 4 from hRPB11b gene

pBSK-mRPB11-gen1

# Partial Sau3AI genomic fragment (16.5 kb) in pBSK (Stratagene), containing exons 1 to 4 from mRPB11 gene

pBSK-mRPB11-gen2

# Partial Sau3AI genomic fragment (17.7 kb) in pBSK (Stratagene), containing exons 1 to 4 from mRPB11 gene

pBSK-hRPB11a

# RT-PCR cloning of hRPB11a CDS in pBSK. The CDS can be excised using the unique Nhe I and Spe I sites

pCRII-hRPB11bα

# RT-PCR cloning of hRPB11bα CDS in pCRII (Invitrogen). The CDS can be excised using Nhe I and Spe l

pCRII-hRPB11bβ

# RT-PCR cloning of hRPB11bβ CDS in pCRII. The CDS can be excised using the flanking EcoRI sites

pCRII-ScRPB11

# PCR cloning of ScRPB11 CDS from pRP11/8-RPB11 in pCRII. The CDS can be excised using Nhe I and Spe l

pGEN

# 2μORI, TRP1, PGK promoter [4]

pGEN-ScRPB11

# Cloning of the Eco RI fragment of pCRII-ScRPB11 into the Eco RI site of pGEN

pGEN-hRPB11a

# Cloning of the Nhe I-Xba I fragment of pBSK-hRPB11a into the Nhe I site of pGEN

pGEN-hRPB11bα

# Cloning of the Nhe I-Spe I fragment of pCRII-hRPB11bα into the Nhe I site of pGEN

pGEN-hRPB11bβ

# Cloning of the Eco RI fragment of pCRII-hRPB11bβ into the Eco RI site of pGEN

pVL1393-hRPB11a

# Cloning of the Nhe I-Xba I fragment of pBSK-hRPB11a into the Xba I site of pVL1393 (PharMingen)

pVL1393-hRPB11bα

# Cloning of the Nhe I-Spe I fragment of pCRII-hRPB11bα into the Xba I site of pVL1393 (PharMingen)

pVL1393-hRPB11bβ

# Cloning of the Nhe I-Spe I fragment of pCRII-hRPB11bβ into the Xba I site of pVL1393 (PharMingen)