Abstract
5-FOA is an extremely useful reagent for the selection of Ura- cells amid a population of Ura+ cells. The selection is effective in transformation and recombination studies where loss of URA3+ is desired. A new plasmid shuffling procedure based on the 5-FOAR selection permits the recovery of conditional lethal mutations in cloned genes that encode vital functions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 164-175 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Methods in enzymology |
Volume | 154 |
Issue number | C |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology