Knockout of the DNA ligase IV homolog gene in the sphingoid base producing yeast Pichia ciferrii significantly increases gene targeting efficiency

Current Genetics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-389

  Schorsch, Christoph ^a   Köhler, Tim ^b   Boles, Eckhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Evonik Industries   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene targeting; LIG4; Non homologous end joining; Pichia ciferrii

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA REPAIR; FREEZE THAWING; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; NON HOMOLOGOUS END JOINING; NONHUMAN; PICHIA; PICHIA CIFERRII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DNA LIGASES; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MODELS, GENETIC; PICHIA; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPHINGOLIPIDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; PICHIA CIFERRII; SPHINGOIDEA;

EID: 68649117075     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-009-0252-z     Document Type: Review

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