Abstract
Transformation enables the transfer of DNA into fungal cells for subsequent integration into the genome. Due to its versatility in industrial application, transformation is of utmost importance in Trichoderma reesei and hence continuously optimized. As one of the most crucial obstacles in fungal transformation efforts, removal of the cell wall is required to efficiently target genome modification cassettes to the genome. Here we describe resistance marker-mediated gene gun (biolistic) transformation of fungal spores of T. reesei as an alternative to protoplast transformation.
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Schmoll, M., Zeilinger, S. (2021). Resistance Marker- and Gene Gun-Mediated Transformation of Trichoderma reesei. In: Mach-Aigner, A.R., Martzy, R. (eds) Trichoderma reesei. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2234. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1048-0_4
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