摘要:
A method of breeding a lipid-producing strain belonging to the genus Mortierella. According to the method of breeding a lipid-producing strain which involves an expression-inhibiting step of inhibiting the expression of a specific gene in the lipid-producing strain as described above, a lipid-producing strain belonging to the genus Mortierella can be efficiently and effectively bred.
摘要:
It is intended to provide a breeding method whereby a lipid-producing fungus belonging to the genus Mortierella can be effectively and efficiently bred without resort to antibiotics. Transformation is carried out with the use of an auxotroph (for example, uracil auxotroph) of a fungus belonging to the genus Mortierella as a host. More specifically speaking, a gene compensating for the auxotrophy, which is employed as a marker gene, is transferred into the host (the gene transfer step). Next, a transformant is selected by using the recovery of the auxotrophy as the marker (the selection step). As an example of the lipid-producing fungus as described above, M. aplina may be cited.
摘要:
It is intended to provide a method of screening a microorganism or a protein having a useful function by using a microchamber array and an apparatus therefor. Namely, a screening method and a screening apparatus whereby a protein having a desired enzymatic activity or a microorganism capable of producing the protein is screened from a sample to be screened by using a board which has a plural number of arrayed microchambers. According to the method and the apparatus, a protein having an enzymatic activity or a microorganism capable of producing the protein contained in a microchamber is detected by detecting fluorescence emitted by an enzymatic reaction between the protein having the enzymatic activity and a fluorescent substrate.
摘要:
A DNA construct consisting of: (1) a screening marker gene; (2) a proliferation inhibitory sequence which can be induced with galactose; (3) a pair of FRT sequences located in such a direction that (1) and (2) are sandwiched between them; and (4) a DNA which can be recombined with yeast chromosomal DNAs provided in both sides of (3); characterized in that the FRT sequences contain the following sequence: 5'- GAAGTTCCTATAC TTTCTAGA GAATAGGAACTTC -3'(SEQ ID NO:1) inverted repeat spacer inverted repeat sequence (1) sequence sequence (2) or a sequence substantially identical therewith and, in each of the pairing FRT sequences, one to six bases have been deleted from the distal side of the spacer sequence in the inverted repeat sequence in the distal side of the screening marker gene and the proliferation inhibitory sequence sandwiched between them; a method of transforming a yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces by using the same; a yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces transformed thereby; and a process for producing beer characterized by using this yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces .