A guide to binary vectors and strategies for targeted genome modification in fungi using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-262

  Frandsen, Rasmus John Normand ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation; ATMT; Fungi; Targeted gene replacement; USER cloning; Vector construction

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; EXONUCLEASE; LIGASE; TYPE I SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; TYPE III SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; TYPE IV SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASCOMYCETES; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BASIDIOMYCETES; DNA MODIFICATION; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MARKER GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSPOSON; ZYGOMYCETES;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; FUNGI; GENE TARGETING; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; FUNGI;

EID: 81055140297     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.09.004     Document Type: Review

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