fetal bovine serum (FBS),
(P/S), Opti-MEM I (OMEM), Simple Blue Stain, Novex 4–12% Tris-glycine
SDS-PAGE gels, Novex Sharp Unstained Protein Standard, GeneRuler 1
kb Plus DNA Ladder, LB Medium Dehydrated Capsules, and the Phusion
High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase were all purchased from Thermo Fisher
Scientific. His-tagged Pfu X7 DNA Polymerase was prepared in-house
by immobilized metal affinity chromatography for routine PCR-based
bacterial colony screening. XL10-Gold Ultracompetent cells were acquired
from Agilent Technologies, Inc. Note XL10-Gold cells have a mutation
in the lacI gene promoter (lacIq), resulting in higher Lac repressor levels.57 (link) SIGMAFAST EDTA-free Protease Inhibitor cocktail
tablets and IPTG were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich. DpnI, TransIT-LT1 transfection reagent, and 2′-(4-methylumbelliferyl)-α-
from New England Biolabs, Mirus Bio, and Cayman Chemicals, respectively.
Specific-pathogen-free (SPF) eggs and turkey red blood cells (TRBCs)
were purchased from Charles River Labs and the Poultry Diagnostic
and Research Center (Athens, GA), respectively. All cloning and screening
primers (
synthesized by Integrated DNA Technologies.