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Zeocin resistance as a dominant selective marker for transformation and targeted gene deletions in Candida glabrata

Alderton, Alex J., Burr, Ian, Mühlschlegel, Fritz A., Tuite, Mick F. (2006) Zeocin resistance as a dominant selective marker for transformation and targeted gene deletions in Candida glabrata. Mycoses, 49 (6). pp. 445-451. ISSN 0933-7407. (doi:10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01271.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:11305)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01271.x

Abstract

Many of the genetic tools used to generate gene knockouts in Candida glabrata exploit auxotrophic markers but this is not suitable for use with clinical strains. Antibiotic resistance markers, however, allow one to target genes to be deleted without any prior genetic manipulation of clinical isolates. Such antibiotic selection markers have been widely reported for the manipulation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, very few antibiotic resistance markers have been shown to be useful in C. glabrata. Here, we report the use of Zeocin resistance (ZeoR), encoded by the ble gene from Streptoalloteichus hindustanus, as a new positive selection marker for the genetic manipulation of C. glabrata including clinical strains that we show are significantly more sensitive to Zeocin than to G418. The potential of the ZeoR marker for targeted gene disruption in C. glabrata was confirmed by constructing deletions of the ADE2 in both a laboratory and a clinical strain of C. glabrata, using both short (90 bp) and long (400 bp) homology cassettes.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01271.x
Additional information: 0933-7407 (Print) Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Uncontrolled keywords: Bleomycin/*pharmacology Candida glabrata/*drug effects/*genetics Candidiasis/microbiology Drug Resistance, Fungal/*genetics *Gene Deletion Humans Transformation, Genetic/*genetics
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Michael Tuite
Date Deposited: 03 Sep 2008 06:41 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/11305 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Mühlschlegel, Fritz A..

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Tuite, Mick F..

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