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URA3 is often used in yeast research as a "marker gene", that is, a gene to label chromosomes or plasmids. URA3 encodes Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase (ODCase) , which is an enzyme that catalyzes one reaction in the synthesis of pyrimidine ribonucleotides (a component of RNA ).
In yeast and bacteria, OMP decarboxylase is a single-function enzyme.However, in mammals, OMP decarboxylase is part of a single protein with two catalytic activities.This bifunctional enzyme is named UMP synthase and it also catalyzes the preceding reaction in pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis, the transfer of ribose 5-phosphate from 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate to orotate to form OMP.
The yeast deletion project, formally the Saccharomyces Genome Deletion Project, is a project to create data for a near-complete collection of gene-deletion mutants of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Each strain carries a precise deletion of one of the genes in the genome. This allows researchers to determine what each gene does by comparing ...
Figure 2: The bacteria one-hybrid system requires two customized plasmids: (a) the “bait” vector (pB1H1 or pB1H2) which expresses the DNA-binding domain as a fusion construct with a subunit (α or ω) of RNA polymerase, and (b) a reporter plasmid (pH3U3) containing selectable markers and a binding-site library, or “prey,” which will potentially interact with the "bait.”
A conditional gene knockout allows gene deletion in a tissue in a tissue specific manner. This is required in place of a gene knockout if the null mutation would lead to embryonic death, [13] or a specific tissue or cell type is of specific interest. This is done by introducing short sequences called loxP sites around the gene.
5-Fluoroorotic acid (5FOA) is a fluorinated derivative of the pyrimidine precursor orotic acid.It is used in yeast genetics to select for the absence of the URA3 gene, which encodes the enzyme for the decarboxylation of 5-fluoroorotic acid to 5-fluorouracil, a toxic metabolite. [1]
Poison Profits. A HuffPost / WNYC investigation into lead contamination in New York City
Y187 is a strain of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) used in biological research for two-hybrid screening.The strain has been sold commercially by Clontech [1] since at least 2000 and is used as a partner with strain AH109 in mating assays.