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Science 23 July 1982:
Vol. 217. no. 4557, pp. 371 - 373
DOI: 10.1126/science.7046050
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Science, Vol 217, Issue 4557, 371-373
Copyright © 1982 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Lethal disruption of the yeast actin gene by integrative DNA transformation

D Shortle, JE Haber, and D Botstein

A mutant allele of the chromosomal locus corresponding to the cloned actin gene of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been constructed by DNA transformation with a hybrid plasmid which integrates into, and thereby disrupts, the protein-encoding sequences of the gene. In a diploid strain of yeast, disruption of the actin gene on one chromosome results in a mutation that segregates as a recessive lethal tightly linked to a selectable genetic marker on the integrated plasmid. The actin gene, therefore, must encode an essential function for yeast cell growth.


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