Engberg J, Nielsen H
Department of Biochemistry B, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nucleic Acids Res. 1990 Dec 11;18(23):6915-9. doi: 10.1093/nar/18.23.6915.
The recent development of rDNA vectors for transformation of Tetrahymena combined with improved microinjection technology should lead to a renewed interest in this organism. In particular, the rDNA itself constitutes an attractive system for biochemical studies. The rDNA is amplified to a level of 2% of the total DNA and exists as extrachromosomal molecules. Furthermore, the rDNA is homogeneous in sequence because it is derived from a single gene during sexual reorganization. In order to facilitate studies of this molecule, we report here a compilation of previously published sequence information together with new sequence data that completes the entire sequence of the 21 kb rDNA molecule.
用于四膜虫转化的重组DNA载体的最新进展,再加上改进的显微注射技术,应该会引发对这种生物体的新兴趣。特别是,重组DNA本身构成了一个用于生化研究的有吸引力的系统。重组DNA被扩增到总DNA的2%的水平,并以染色体外分子的形式存在。此外,重组DNA在序列上是同质的,因为它是在有性重组过程中从单个基因衍生而来的。为了便于对该分子进行研究,我们在此报告了先前发表的序列信息汇编以及新的序列数据,这些数据完成了21 kb重组DNA分子的完整序列。