Homologous gene replacement in Physarum.

Abstract:

:The protist Physarum polycephalum is useful for analysis of several aspects of cellular and developmental biology. To expand the opportunities for experimental analysis of this organism, we have developed a method for gene replacement. We transformed Physarum amoebae with plasmid DNA carrying a mutant allele, ardD delta 1, of the ardD actin gene; ardD delta 1 mutates the critical carboxy-terminal region of the gene product. Because ardD is not expressed in the amoeba, replacement of ardD+ with ardD delta 1 should not be lethal for this cell type. Transformants were obtained only when linear plasmid DNA was used. Most transformants carried one copy of ardD delta 1 in addition to ardD+, but in two (5%), ardD+ was replaced by a single copy of ardD delta 1. This is the first example of homologous gene replacement in Physarum. ardD delta 1 was stably maintained in the genome through growth, development and meiosis. We found no effect of ardD delta 1 on viability, growth, or development of any of the various cell types of Physarum. Thus, the carboxy-terminal region of the ardD product appears not to perform a unique essential role in growth or development. Nevertheless, this method for homologous gene replacement can be applied to analyze the function of any cloned gene.

journal_name

Genetics

journal_title

Genetics

authors

Burland TG,Pallotta D

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-01-01 00:00:00

pages

147-58

issue

1

eissn

0016-6731

issn

1943-2631

journal_volume

139

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