The transformation of protoplasts of Leptosphaeria maculans to Hygromycin B resistance

Conditions are described for the efficient isolation and regeneration of protoplasts of a fungal pathogen of brassicas, Leptosphaeria maculans. Treatment of the protoplasts with DNA of the plasmid pAN7-1 (containing an E. coli hygromycin phosphotransferase gene with Aspergillus nidulans expression s...

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Main Authors: Farman, M., Oliver, Richard
Format: Journal Article
Published: 1988
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39036
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description Conditions are described for the efficient isolation and regeneration of protoplasts of a fungal pathogen of brassicas, Leptosphaeria maculans. Treatment of the protoplasts with DNA of the plasmid pAN7-1 (containing an E. coli hygromycin phosphotransferase gene with Aspergillus nidulans expression signals) and plating under selective conditions resulted in the formation of hygromycin 13-resistant colonies. Southern blot analysis of resistant colonies indicated that single copies of the plasmid had integrated into different sites in the genome. In twelve of the transformants analysed so far, the integration is stable through mitosis. The demonstration of efficient transformation is an essential first step in the molecular analysis of pathogenicity of this commercially important pathogen.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-390362017-09-13T15:59:40Z The transformation of protoplasts of Leptosphaeria maculans to Hygromycin B resistance Farman, M. Oliver, Richard Conditions are described for the efficient isolation and regeneration of protoplasts of a fungal pathogen of brassicas, Leptosphaeria maculans. Treatment of the protoplasts with DNA of the plasmid pAN7-1 (containing an E. coli hygromycin phosphotransferase gene with Aspergillus nidulans expression signals) and plating under selective conditions resulted in the formation of hygromycin 13-resistant colonies. Southern blot analysis of resistant colonies indicated that single copies of the plasmid had integrated into different sites in the genome. In twelve of the transformants analysed so far, the integration is stable through mitosis. The demonstration of efficient transformation is an essential first step in the molecular analysis of pathogenicity of this commercially important pathogen. 1988 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39036 10.1007/BF00424427 restricted
spellingShingle Farman, M.
Oliver, Richard
The transformation of protoplasts of Leptosphaeria maculans to Hygromycin B resistance
title The transformation of protoplasts of Leptosphaeria maculans to Hygromycin B resistance
title_full The transformation of protoplasts of Leptosphaeria maculans to Hygromycin B resistance
title_fullStr The transformation of protoplasts of Leptosphaeria maculans to Hygromycin B resistance
title_full_unstemmed The transformation of protoplasts of Leptosphaeria maculans to Hygromycin B resistance
title_short The transformation of protoplasts of Leptosphaeria maculans to Hygromycin B resistance
title_sort transformation of protoplasts of leptosphaeria maculans to hygromycin b resistance
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39036