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RNA-mediated gene silencing in monokaryons and dikaryons of Schizophyllum commune.


ABSTRACT: Disruption of genes by homologous recombination occurs at a low frequency in the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune. For instance, the SC3 and SC15 genes were inactivated at frequencies of 1 and 5%, respectively. As an alternative to disruption, we used gene silencing through the introduction of a hairpin construct. The SC15 gene, which encodes an abundantly secreted structural protein, was silenced at a frequency of 80% in monokaryons of S. commune after introduction of a hairpin construct of the gene. Silencing also occurred in dikaryons in which one of the partners was not a silenced strain. The silencing mechanism resembles RNAi in other filamentous fungi and is a powerful tool for the functional analysis of genes expressed in monokaryons or dikaryons.

SUBMITTER: de Jong JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1392905 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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RNA-mediated gene silencing in monokaryons and dikaryons of Schizophyllum commune.

de Jong Jan F JF   Deelstra Heine J HJ   Wösten Han A B HA   Lugones Luis G LG  

Applied and environmental microbiology 20060201 2


Disruption of genes by homologous recombination occurs at a low frequency in the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune. For instance, the SC3 and SC15 genes were inactivated at frequencies of 1 and 5%, respectively. As an alternative to disruption, we used gene silencing through the introduction of a hairpin construct. The SC15 gene, which encodes an abundantly secreted structural protein, was silenced at a frequency of 80% in monokaryons of S. commune after introduction of a hairpin construct of  ...[more]

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