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Chapter 3: Expression and complementation analysis <strong>of</strong> M. tuberculosis<br />

chaperonins in E. coli<br />

Background 98<br />

3.1: Induction <strong>of</strong> MetE in GroEL depleted cells 100<br />

3.2: Expression and complementation in E. coli MGM100 105<br />

3.2.1: The effect <strong>of</strong> changing IPTG concentration on complementation 112<br />

3.2.2: Using pRARE plasmids with MGM100 to reduce codon bias 114<br />

3.3: Complementation and expression in Tab21 116<br />

3.3.1: Using pET plasmid in Tab21 120<br />

3.4: Cpn10 site directed mutagenesis 123<br />

3.5: Random mutagenesis <strong>of</strong> Cpn60.1 129<br />

3.6: Complementation <strong>of</strong> in ΔgroEL AI90 131<br />

3.7: Complementation <strong>of</strong> M. tuberculosis Cpn60.2 without cochaperonin 135<br />

Discussion 137<br />

Chapter 4: Construction and analysis <strong>of</strong> chimeric chaperonins<br />

Background 144<br />

4.1: Imprecise domain swaps 152<br />

4.1.1: Chimera AEC 154<br />

4.1.2: Chimera DBF 155<br />

4.1.3: Chimera AHC 157<br />

4.1.4: Chimera GBI 159<br />

IV

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