New modules for PCR-based gene targeting in Candida albicans: Rapid and efficient gene targeting using 100 bp of flanking homology region

Yeast

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1339-1347

  Gola, Susanne ^a   Martin, Ronny ^a,b   Walther, Andrea ^a,b   Dünkler, Alexander ^a,b   Wendland, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Functional analysis; GFP; Human pathogen; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; FUNGAL DNA; GLYCINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; PLASMID VECTOR; PRIMER DNA; URACIL;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RELIABILITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE TARGETING; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0346252368     PISSN: 0749503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/yea.1044     Document Type: Article

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