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Cochliobolus heterostrophus protoplasts transformed with a plasmid carrying the Aspergillus nidulans amdS gene (Hynes et al. 1983) gave rise to colonies on a selective medium that did not support significant growth of wild type cells. The plasmid integrated at a single chromosomal locus in each transformant analyzed and the site of integration differed among transformants. Some transformants had one copy of the plasmid, others had multiple copies tandemly arranged and oriented head-to-tail. Both single and multiple copies segregated meiotically as single genes and were mitotically stable on either selective or nonselective medium. The andS gene is advantageous for transformation of genetically undeveloped fungi because it is selectable in wild type cells in organisms that lack a functional amdS gene, thus eliminating the need for induced mutations in recipient strains. Moreover, there is no background due to reversion of a counter-selected mutant allele.
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Turgeon, B.G., Garber, R.C. & Yoder, O.C. Transformation of the fungal maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus using the Aspergillus nidulans amdS gene. Molec Gen Genet 201, 450–453 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00331338
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