bimA encodes a member of the tetratricopeptide repeat family of proteins and is required for the completion of mitosis in Aspergillus nidulans

1991 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-719
Author(s):  
K.L. O'Donnell ◽  
A.H. Osmani ◽  
S.A. Osmani ◽  
N.R. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Aspergillus Nidulans ◽  
Essential Gene ◽  
Tetratricopeptide Repeat ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Restrictive Temperature ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Integrative Transformation

The recessive, temperature-sensitive bimA1 mutation of Aspergillus nidulans blocks nuclei in metaphase at restrictive temperature. To determine whether the bimA product is essential, integrative transformation was used to create a mutation in the bimA gene. The mutation was maintained in a heterokaryon and the phenotype of spores produced by the heterokaryon was analyzed. Molecular disruption of the wild-type bimA gene is recessive in the heterokaryon and causes a metaphase block, demonstrating that bimA is an essential gene for mitosis. bimA was cloned by DNA-mediated complementation of its mutant phenotype at restrictive temperature, and the nucleotide sequence of a full-length cDNA was determined. A single large open reading frame was identified in the cDNA sequence, which predicts a protein containing 806 amino acid residues that is related (30.4% identity) to the Schizosaccharomyces pombe nuc2+ gene product, which also is required for completion of mitosis. The sequence of the bimA gene indicates that it is a member of a family of mostly nuclear proteins that contain a degenerate 34 amino acid repeat, the TPR (tetratricopeptide repeat) gene family.

Integrative transformation of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

1985 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Gaillardin ◽  
A. M. Ribet ◽  
H. Heslot
Keyword(s):  
Yarrowia Lipolytica ◽  
Integrative Transformation ◽  
Yeast Yarrowia Lipolytica

scholarly journals AGROBACTER1UM-MED1ATED TRANSFORMATION OF APPLE

HortScience ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 661e-661
Author(s):  
Rudaina Alrefai ◽  
Schuyler S. Korban ◽  
Leslie L. Domier
Keyword(s):  
Binary Vector ◽  
Gus Activity ◽  
Hygromycin Resistance ◽  
Gus Gene ◽  
Regeneration Medium ◽  
Helper Plasmid ◽  
Integrative Transformation ◽  
Transgenic Lines ◽  
Callus Lines

Two strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens carrying a disarmed Ti-binary vector, pZA-7, were used as vectors for transformation of apple leaf segments, EHA101:pZA-7 carries a helper plasmid derived from pTiB0542, and C58Z707:pZA-7 carries a helper plasmid derived from pTiC58. The binary vector provides two selection markers, neomycin phosphotransferase (nptII) and hygromycin resistance genes, and a screening marker, β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene. Preliminary experiments were conducted to determine the effect of different concentrations of kanamycin, carbenicillin, and cefotaxime on regeneration of apple leaf sections and inhibition of A. tumefaciens strains. In vitro-derived leaf sections of `Royal Gala' apple were grown on a regeneration medium containing thidiazuron and NAA; these were then dipped into a suspension culture of A. tumefaciens and transferred to a fresh regeneration medium. Callus lines exhibiting kanamycin and hygromycin resistance were obtained mostly with agrobacterium strain EHA101:pZA-7. Expression of GUS activity was also determined in putative transformed calli. Southern blot analysis was used for confirming integrative transformation in transgenic lines.

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