Mrs Arlene McQue

  • Research Technician (Molecular Biosciences)

telephone: 01413303331
email: Arlene.McPherson@glasgow.ac.uk

Glasgow University, Bower Building, Level 5, Room 504B, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Import to contacts

Biography

Key Skills 

Core Funded

  • DNA/RNA isolation
  • PCR
  • Gel electrophoresis
  • Cloning
  • Protein expression and purification
  • Mutagenesis-selection in E. coli
  • Previous techniques used: Plant tissue culture, Biochemistry/Uptake Assays, Fungi Maintenance

Research interests

  • Site-specific Recombinases 
  • Synthetic Biology 

Publications

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Jump to: 2023 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015 | 2012 | 2011
Number of items: 6.

2023

Abioye, J., Lawson‐Williams, M., Lecanda, A., Calhoon, B., McQue, A. L., Colloms, S. D. , Stark, W. M. and Olorunniji, F. J. (2023) High fidelity one‐pot DNA assembly using orthogonal serine integrases. Biotechnology Journal, 18(3), 2200411. (doi: 10.1002/biot.202200411) (PMID:36504358)

2019

Olorunniji, F. J., Lawson-Williams, M., McPherson, A. L., Paget, J. E., Stark, W. M. and Rosser, S. J. (2019) Control of ϕC31 integrase-mediated site-specific recombination by protein trans-splicing. Nucleic Acids Research, 47(21), pp. 11452-11460. (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkz936) (PMID:31667500) (PMCID:PMC6868429)

2017

Olorunniji, F. J., McPherson, A. L., Rosser, S. J., Smith, M. C.M., Colloms, S. D. and Stark, W. M. (2017) Control of serine integrase recombination directionality by fusion with the directionality factor. Nucleic Acids Research, 45(14), pp. 8635-8645. (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx567) (PMID:28666339) (PMCID:PMC5737554)

2015

Olorunniji, F. J., McPherson, A. L., Pavlou, H. J., McIlwraith, M. J., Brazier, J. A., Cosstick, R. and Stark, W. M. (2015) Nicked-site substrates for a serine recombinase reveal enzyme–DNA communications and an essential tethering role of covalent enzyme–DNA linkages. Nucleic Acids Research, (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkv521) (PMID:25990737) (PMCID:PMC4499144))

2012

Prorocic, M.M., Wenlong, D., Olorunniji, F.J., Akopian, A., Schloetel, J.-G., Hannigan, A., McPherson, A.L. and Stark, W.M. (2012) Zinc-finger recombinase activities in vitro. Nucleic Acids Research, 39(21), pp. 9316-9328. (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkr652) (PMID:21849325) (PMCID:PMC3241657)

2011

Proudfoot, C., McPherson, A.L., Kolb, A.F. and Stark, W.M. (2011) Zinc finger recombinases with adaptable DNA sequence specificity. PLoS ONE, 6(4), e19537. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019537) (PMID:21559340) (PMCID:PMC3084882)

This list was generated on Fri Apr 19 20:51:05 2024 BST.
Jump to: Articles
Number of items: 6.

Articles

Abioye, J., Lawson‐Williams, M., Lecanda, A., Calhoon, B., McQue, A. L., Colloms, S. D. , Stark, W. M. and Olorunniji, F. J. (2023) High fidelity one‐pot DNA assembly using orthogonal serine integrases. Biotechnology Journal, 18(3), 2200411. (doi: 10.1002/biot.202200411) (PMID:36504358)

Olorunniji, F. J., Lawson-Williams, M., McPherson, A. L., Paget, J. E., Stark, W. M. and Rosser, S. J. (2019) Control of ϕC31 integrase-mediated site-specific recombination by protein trans-splicing. Nucleic Acids Research, 47(21), pp. 11452-11460. (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkz936) (PMID:31667500) (PMCID:PMC6868429)

Olorunniji, F. J., McPherson, A. L., Rosser, S. J., Smith, M. C.M., Colloms, S. D. and Stark, W. M. (2017) Control of serine integrase recombination directionality by fusion with the directionality factor. Nucleic Acids Research, 45(14), pp. 8635-8645. (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkx567) (PMID:28666339) (PMCID:PMC5737554)

Olorunniji, F. J., McPherson, A. L., Pavlou, H. J., McIlwraith, M. J., Brazier, J. A., Cosstick, R. and Stark, W. M. (2015) Nicked-site substrates for a serine recombinase reveal enzyme–DNA communications and an essential tethering role of covalent enzyme–DNA linkages. Nucleic Acids Research, (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkv521) (PMID:25990737) (PMCID:PMC4499144))

Prorocic, M.M., Wenlong, D., Olorunniji, F.J., Akopian, A., Schloetel, J.-G., Hannigan, A., McPherson, A.L. and Stark, W.M. (2012) Zinc-finger recombinase activities in vitro. Nucleic Acids Research, 39(21), pp. 9316-9328. (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkr652) (PMID:21849325) (PMCID:PMC3241657)

Proudfoot, C., McPherson, A.L., Kolb, A.F. and Stark, W.M. (2011) Zinc finger recombinases with adaptable DNA sequence specificity. PLoS ONE, 6(4), e19537. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019537) (PMID:21559340) (PMCID:PMC3084882)

This list was generated on Fri Apr 19 20:51:05 2024 BST.