Gene Disruption in Trichoderma Atroviride Via Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation

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Journal Curr Genet

Specialty Genetics

Date 2003 Oct 31

PMID 14586554

Citations 21

Authors

Susanne Zeilinger

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Abstract

A modified Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method for the efficient disruption of two genes encoding signaling compounds of the mycoparasite Trichoderma atroviride is described, using the hph gene of Escherichia coli as selection marker. The transformation vectors contained about 1 kb of 5' and 3' non-coding regions from the tmk1 (encoding a MAP kinase) or tga3 (encoding an alpha-subunit of a heterotrimeric G protein) target loci flanking a selection marker. Transformation of fungal conidia and selection on hygromycin-containing media applying an overlay-based procedure, which overcomes the lack of formation of distinct single colonies by the fungus, led to stable clones for both disruption constructs. Southern and PCR analyses proved gene disruption by single-copy homologous integration with a frequency of approximately 60% for both genes; and the loss of tmk1 and tga3 transcript formation in the disruptants was demonstrated by RT-PCR.

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