Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants that tolerate centromere plasmids at high copy number.

AUTOR(ES)

Tschumper, G

RESUMO

Two yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mutants that tolerate centromere (CEN) plasmids at high copy number have been isolated. The mutations relieve the restraint normally imposed on plasmid copy number by a cloned CEN sequence. Our CEN plasmids specify resistance to G418 and are high copy plasmids only when the mutant host cells are grown on medium containing this antibiotic. The high copy number of the plasmids is independent of the specific cloned CEN sequence and recovered plasmids show no alteration in structure or function of the CEN DNA. The efficiency with which CEN plasmids go to high copy number is increased if the mutant cell is cotransformed by another CEN plasmid. The genomic mutation responsible for the high copy number (COP) is dominant and stable, and it segregates in a Mendelian manner. Homozygous COP/COP a/alpha diploids do not tolerate CEN plasmids at high copy number, suggesting that the mutation is regulated by mating type. The genomic DNA from both mutant cells contains an altered transposon (Ty) restriction fragment that cosegregates with the COP phenotype in crosses of mutant and wild-type strains. The mutations may be transposon-mediated events that identify a gene involved in centromere or mitotic spindle function.

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