L-canavanine resistance as a positive selectable marker in diploid yeast transformation through integral disruption of the can1 gene

Tetsuyoshi Suizu, Yuzuru Iimura, Katsuya Gomi, Kojiro Takahashi, Shodo Hara, Kiyoshi Yoshizawa

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Abstract

We have developed a novel transformation system for yeasts carrying no selectable markers. By using a plasmid, pYHH-1, containing an internal region of the CAN1 gene, a wild type yeast strain was endowed with L-canavanine resistance (canl) through integral disruption of the resident CAN1 gene. Diploid strains as well as haploids can be transformed, indicating that L-canavanine resistance can be used as a positive selectable marker for the transformation of industrial yeasts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)431-436
Number of pages6
JournalAgricultural and Biological Chemistry
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1989 Feb

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