Role of RIM101 for Sporulation at Alkaline pH in Ashbya gossypii
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Strains and Media
2.2. Transformation of A. gossypii
2.3. Sporulation Assay
2.4. Microscopy
3. Results
3.1. Rim101 Has No Role in Vegetative Growth in A. gossypii
3.2. Sporulation at High pH in A. gossypii Requires Rim101
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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No | Strain | Genotype | Source |
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71 | ATCC10895 | Agleu2 | Lab collection |
C420 | AWL13 | leu2, rim101:: GEN3/RIM101 heterokaryon | This study |
C510 | AWL62 | leu2, rim101:: GEN3/RIM101 heterokaryon | This study |
C511 | AWL63 | leu2, rim101:: GEN3 homokaryon derived from AWL62 | This study |
C512 | AWL64 | leu2, rim101:: GEN3 homokaryon derived from C420 | This study |
Oligonucleotide | Sequence 5′-to-3′ * |
---|---|
#1214-G2 | GGGTAATTTGTCGCGGTCTGGG |
#1215-G3 | GCCCATCAGATTGATGTCCTCC |
#4603-G1-RIM101 | GCTGCTATCGGACGCAGC |
#4604-G4-RIM101 | GTGGAGTGCGACTTCTCC |
#4605-S1-RIM101 | ACGATTATACGGCCAGCCAAATAGCAAGCGCGTTACTGCATGAACgaagcttcgtacgctgcaggtc |
#4606-S2-RIM101 | ATTATGTTCACAGTCTGGAGTTCTGCACGGAGGGCATCAGTGTCGctgatatcatcgatgaattcgag |
#4607-I1-RIM101 | CACTTATGCCAGGATCACG |
#4608-I2-RIM101 | GCTCCCGGAGAGGTCACC |
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Wasserstrom, L.; Wendland, J. Role of RIM101 for Sporulation at Alkaline pH in Ashbya gossypii. J. Fungi 2021, 7, 527. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7070527
Wasserstrom L, Wendland J. Role of RIM101 for Sporulation at Alkaline pH in Ashbya gossypii. Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(7):527. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7070527
Chicago/Turabian StyleWasserstrom, Lisa, and Jürgen Wendland. 2021. "Role of RIM101 for Sporulation at Alkaline pH in Ashbya gossypii" Journal of Fungi 7, no. 7: 527. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7070527