title: Temperature effects on the rate of ty transposition.
abstract: An assay has been developed to measure the rate of transposition of the transposable element Ty in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The assay is based on the altered expression of the glucose-repressible alcohol dehydrogenase gene of yeast upon insertion of a Ty in front of this gene. By this assay the transposition rate of Ty elements was found to increase approximately 100-fold at temperatures lower than 30 degrees C, the optimum growth temperature for Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Paquin
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Williamson