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Application of the red fluorescent protein mCherry in mycelial labeling and organelle tracing in the dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Mar 2018
Xiao Chenwen, Li Ling, Lao Limin, Liu Yan, Wei Qiang, Ji Quan'an, Sun Guochang, Lin Fucheng, Wang Jiaoyu, Bao Guolian
Abstract excerpt
Trichophyton mentagrophytes is a fungus that causes skin disease in humans and other animals worldwide. Studies on molecular biology and fluorescent labeling of the fungus are limited. Here, we applied mCherry for the first time in T. mentagrophytes to label the fungus and its organelles. We constructed four expression vectors of mCherry or mCherry fusions containing a variety of resistance markers and promoters,...
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