title: Three selectable markers for transformation of Ustilago maydis.
abstract: Although Ustilago maydis is readily amenable to molecular genetic experimentation, few antibiotic-resistance markers are available for DNA-mediated transformation. This poses constraints on experiments involving targeted gene disruption and complementation. To address this problem, we constructed vectors using one of three additional genes as dominant selectable markers for transformation. Two genes, sat-1 (encoding streptothricin acetyltransferase) and Sh-ble (encoding a phleomycin-resistance polypeptide), are of bacterial origin and have been engineered for expression in Ustilago sp. The third gene encodes an allele of U. maydis beta-tubulin that confers resistance to the fungicide benomyl.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bakkeren
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kronstad
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D001542:Benomyl / Q000494:pharmacology; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005799:Genes, Dominant / Q000235:genetics; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics*; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013309:Streptothricins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014170:Transformation, Genetic; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics; D014588:Ustilago / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014404:Tubulin; D001761:Bleomycin; D013309:Streptothricins; D000123:Acetyltransferases; C044496:streptothricin acetyltransferase; D001542:Benomyl