The phenotype of a dihydrofolate reductase mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

doi:10.1016/0378-1119(92)90177-q

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The phenotype of a dihydrofolate reductase mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Gene - 2 Nov 1992

Huang T, Barclay B J, Kalman T I, von Borstel R C, Hastings P J

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We have constructed a dihydrofolate reductase mutant (dfr1) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The mutant has auxotrophic growth requirements for the C1 metabolites dTMP, adenine, histidine and methionine, similar to those of wild-type (wt) strains grown in the presence of methotrexate (MTX). However,...

Topics

Leucovorin
Phenotype
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase

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