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Figure 5

From: Molecular characterization of KU70 and KU80 homologues and exploitation of a KU70-deficient mutant for improving gene deletion frequency in Rhodosporidium toruloides

Figure 5

Targeted deletion of STE20 and URA3 genes. (A) and (D) Illustration of gene deletion constructs; (B) and (E): Southern blots using probes shown in (A) and (D); (C) Colony phenotype of WT and ∆ste20 strains mated with R. toruloides ATCC 10788; (F) Growth phenotype of WT and ∆ura3 strains derived from 10-fold serially diluted cells. The latter showed resistance to 5-FOA (1 g/L) – a substrate that can be converted to a toxic intermediate by the URA3-encoded enzyme [27].

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