Integrative transformation of a zygomycete,Absidia glauca,with vectors containing repetitive DNA |
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Authors: | Anke Burmester Anke Wöstemeyer Johannes Wöstemeyer |
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Institution: | (1) Institut für Genbiologische Forschung, Ihnestrasse 63, D-1000 Berlin 33 |
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Abstract: | Summary Experimental evidence for integration of transformed DNA into the genome of Absidia glauca, a member of the fungal class of zygomycetes is presented. According to the limited knowledge on the molecular biology of these fungi, autonomous replication of transformed plasmids seems to be the preferential mode of DNA propagation. By inserting fragments of highly repetitive DNA elements into an autonomously replicating vector conferring neomycin resistance, we were able to obtain integrative transformation events. With such plasmids we observed stable mitotic propagation of a selective marker gene (NPT II under the control of a homologous actin promoter). Analysis of DNA from transformants in Southern type experiments, as well as restriction analysis of retransformants into Escherichia coli, provide evidence that integration of foreign DNA into the genome of Absidia glauca is possible. These transformation events are often associated with the appearance of mutant phenotypes. |
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Keywords: | Zygomycetes Absidia glauca Transformation Neomycin resistance |
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