This self-replicating plasmid is a derivative of pPMQAK1-BBa_P1010 and contains an expression-enhanced YFP gene under the control of an inducible Trc promoter. This plasmid was used to demonstrate that transgenic DNA could be introduced to Synechococcus UTEX 2973 cyanobacteria cells using conjugation through tri-parental mating.

Publication: Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973, a fast growing cyanobacterial chassis for biosynthesis using light and CO2