RRC ID 31832
著者 Fonzi WA, Irwin MY.
タイトル Isogenic strain construction and gene mapping in Candida albicans.
ジャーナル Genetics
Abstract Genetic manipulation of Candida albicans is constrained by its diploid genome and asexual life cycle. Recessive mutations are not expressed when heterozygous and undesired mutations introduced in the course of random mutagenesis cannot be removed by genetic back-crossing. To circumvent these problems, we developed a genotypic screen that permitted identification of a heterozygous recessive mutation at the URA3 locus. The mutation was introduced by targeted mutagenesis, homologous integration of transforming DNA, to avoid introduction of extraneous mutations. The ura3 mutation was rendered homozygous by a second round of transformation resulting in a Ura- strain otherwise isogenic with the parental clinical isolate. Subsequent mutation of the Ura- strain was achieved by targeted mutagenesis using the URA3 gene as a selectable marker. URA3 selection was used repeatedly for the sequential introduction of mutations by flanking the URA3 gene with direct repeats of the Salmonella typhimurium hisG gene. Spontaneous intrachromosomal recombination between the flanking repeats excised the URA3 gene restoring a Ura- phenotype. These Ura- segregants were selected on 5-fluoroorotic acid-containing medium and used in the next round of mutagenesis. To permit the physical mapping of disrupted genes, the 18-bp recognition sequence of the endonuclease I-SceI was incorporated into the hisG repeats. Site-specific cleavage of the chromosome with I-SceI revealed the position of the integrated sequences.
巻・号 134(3)
ページ 717-28
公開日 1993-7-1
DOI 10.1093/genetics/134.3.717
PMID 8349105
PMC PMC1205510
MeSH Base Sequence Candida albicans / genetics* DNA, Single-Stranded Genes, Fungal* Genes, Recessive Genotype Heterozygote Homozygote Molecular Sequence Data Mutagenesis, Site-Directed Restriction Mapping Sequence Deletion
IF 4.015
引用数 1387
WOS 分野 GENETICS & HEREDITY
リソース情報
病原微生物 IFM 61936. IFM 61937