Directed Alteration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mitochondrial DNA by Biolistic Transformation and Homologous Recombination
Open Access
- 1 January 2007
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 372, 153-166
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-365-3_11
Abstract
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is currently the only species in which genetic transformation of mitochondria can be used to generate a wide variety of defined alterations in mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA). DNA sequences can be delivered into yeast mitochondria by microprojectile bombardment (biolistic transformation) and subsequently incorporated into mtDNA by the highly active homologous recombination machinery present in the organelle. Although transformation frequencies are relatively low, the availability of strong mitochondrial selectable markers for the yeast system, both natural and synthetic, makes the isolation of transformants routine. The strategies and procedures reviewed here allow the researcher to insert defined mutations into endogenous mitochondrial genes and to insert new genes into mtDNA. These methods provide powerful in vivo tools for the study of mitochondrial biology.Keywords
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