Abstract
Homologous integration was studied in the common mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, using a plasmid (pHAG3-1) carrying the hygromycin-resistance gene and a 3.2-kb genomic fragment from A. bisporus. Homologous integration was found in 30–60% of the transformants obtained with pHAG3-1 linearized at three different positions within the homologous sequence, generating either blunt, 5′- or 3′-protruding ends. The genomic fragment was found to contain two homologous open reading frames in tandem, which showed 60% similarity to exo-β-1,3-glucanases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans. The level of the corresponding mRNA is low in the vegetative mycelium and relatively high in fruiting bodies. In the vegetative mycelium of a transformant with tandemly integrated pHAG3-1 plasmids at the homologous position, exoglucanase mRNA was strongly increased without any apparent effect on growth rate or morphology.
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Received: 6 February 1996 / 27 March 1996
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van de Rhee, M., Mendes, O., Werten, M. et al. Highly efficient homologous integration via tandem exo-β-1,3-glucanase genes in the common mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. Curr Genet 30, 166–173 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002940050116
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002940050116