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, Jumai, Lawson‐Williams, Makeba, Lecanda, Alicia, Calhoon, Brecken, McQue, Arlene L., Colloms, Sean D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-8168, Stark, W. Marshall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 and Olorunniji, Femi 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, Femi J., Lawson-Williams, Makeba, McPherson, Arlene L., Paget, Jane E., Stark, W. Marshall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 and Rosser, Susan 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, Femi J., McPherson, Arlene L., Rosser, Susan J., Smith, Margaret C.M., Colloms, Sean D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-8168 and Stark, W. Marshall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 (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, Femi J., McPherson, Arlene L., Pavlou, Hania J., McIlwraith, Michael J., Brazier, John A., Cosstick, Richard and Stark, W. Marshall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 (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. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 (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. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 (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 Sun Jun 15 18:44:37 2025 BST.
Jump to: Articles
Number of items: 6.

Articles

Abioye, Jumai, Lawson‐Williams, Makeba, Lecanda, Alicia, Calhoon, Brecken, McQue, Arlene L., Colloms, Sean D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-8168, Stark, W. Marshall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 and Olorunniji, Femi 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, Femi J., Lawson-Williams, Makeba, McPherson, Arlene L., Paget, Jane E., Stark, W. Marshall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 and Rosser, Susan 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, Femi J., McPherson, Arlene L., Rosser, Susan J., Smith, Margaret C.M., Colloms, Sean D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-8168 and Stark, W. Marshall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 (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, Femi J., McPherson, Arlene L., Pavlou, Hania J., McIlwraith, Michael J., Brazier, John A., Cosstick, Richard and Stark, W. Marshall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 (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. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 (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. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-2572 (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 Sun Jun 15 18:44:37 2025 BST.