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Enoki, Winter Mushroom · 2010 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of the Vegetative Dikaryotic Mycelium of the Cultivated Mushroom Flammulina velutipes

Flammulina velutipes

Immune support
SpeciesEnoki, Winter Mushroom
JournalBioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
Year2010

Key points

  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens was used to transform the vegetative dikaryotic mycelium of Flammulina velutipes using a hygromycin B resistance gene as selectable marker
  • The gene coding for urogen III methyltransferase (cob) was introduced into F. velutipes dikaryotic cells
  • The resulting transformant cells generated a bright red fluorescence, indicating that cob is promising as a reporter gene in F. velutipes

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Citation abstract

Agrobacterium tumefaciens was used to transform the vegetative dikaryotic mycelium of Flammulina velutipes using a hygromycin B resistance gene as selectable marker. The gene coding for urogen III methyltransferase (cob) was introduced into F. velutipes dikaryotic cells. The resulting transformant cells generated a bright red fluorescence, indicating that cob is promising as a reporter gene in F. velutipes.

Citation

Okamoto T, Yamada M, Sekiya S, Okuhara T, Taguchi G, Inatomi S, et al. (2010). Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of the Vegetative Dikaryotic Mycelium of the Cultivated Mushroom Flammulina velutipes. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.100398 PMID: 21071861

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