Yeast competence for exogenous DNA uptake: Towards understanding its genetic component

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1181-1207

  Mitrikeski, Petar Tomev ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Natural competence; Saccharomyces; Transfection; Transformation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MACROGOL; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CELL CONTACT; DNA TRANSFER; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ELECTROPORATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZE THAWING; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEAT SHOCK; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID TRANSPORT; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPHEROPLAST; YEAST CELL; YEAST COMPETENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 84878285641     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: 15729699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-013-9905-5     Document Type: Review

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