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Yeast Transformation Kit

reagents for introducing plasmid DNA into yeast

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Synonym(s):
lithium acetate yeast transformation
NACRES:
NA.85

grade

for molecular biology

Quality Level

usage

 kit sufficient for >100 standard transformations

technique(s)

transformation: suitable

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Sigma′s Yeast Transformation Kit contains all necessary reagents and controls for efficient transformation of yeast by the lithium acetate method.

Application

Suitable for transformation of any strain of yeast. Convenient, flexible and sensitive, positive transformants can be obtained with as little as 10 ng of DNA; the optimum efficiency is in the 0.1- 3 μg range.

Features and Benefits

  • Easy and ready-to-use
  • Requires as little as 10 ng of plasmid DNA
  • Flexibility for any strain of yeast
  • Sufficient for over 100 standard transformations

Components

The Yeast Transformation Kit contains:
  • Transformation Buffer; 100 ml; 100 mM lithium acetate, 10 mM Tris HCl, pH 7.6, and 1 mM EDTA
  • Plate Buffer; 100 ml; 40% PEG, 100 mM lithium acetate, 10 mM Tris HCl, pH 7.5, 1 mM EDTA
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid from salmon teste, 10 mg/ml; 2 x 1 ml
  • Control Yeast Plasmid DNA pRS316 carrying the ura gene; 10 μg
  • Yeast Synthetic Drop-out Medium Supplement Without Uracil; 1 g

Principle

Transformation with a plasmid complementing the mutated gene enables the transformant to grow on medium lacking the required component. Yeast cells are made competent for transformation by incubation in a buffered lithium acetate solution. Transformation is then carried out by incubating the cells together with transforming DNA and carrier DNA in a solution containing polyethylene glycol (PEG).

Kit Components Also Available Separately

Product No.
Description
SDS

  • D9156Deoxyribonucleic acid, single stranded from salmon testes, For hybridization 2 x 1SDS

  • Y1501Yeast Synthetic Drop-out Medium Supplements, without uracil 1 gSDS

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

STOT RE 2 Inhalation

Target Organs

Respiratory Tract

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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DMSO-enhanced whole cell yeast transformation.
J Hill et al.
Nucleic acids research, 19(20), 5791-5791 (1991-10-25)
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The generation of diversity for directed protein evolution experiments shows an important bottleneck in the in vitro random mutagenesis protocols. Most of them are biased towards specific changes that eventually confer a predicted and conservative mutational spectrum, limiting the exploration
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Journal of Neurochemistry, 131(5), 588-601 (2014)
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Applied and environmental microbiology, 78(5), 1370-1384 (2012-01-03)
While the Pycnoporus cinnabarinus laccase (PcL) is one of the most promising high-redox-potential enzymes for environmental biocatalysis, its practical use has to date remained limited due to the lack of directed evolution platforms with which to improve its features. Here
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The ability of fungal cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH) to generate H2O2 in-situ is highly interesting for biotechnological applications like cotton bleaching, laundry detergents or antimicrobial functionalization of medical devices. CDH's ability to directly use polysaccharide derived mono- and oligosaccharides as substrates

Articles

Transformation is the process by which exogenous DNA is introduced into a cell, resulting in a heritable change or genetic modification. This was first reported in Streptococcus pneumoniae by Griffith in 1928. Transforming principle of DNA was demonstrated by Avery et al. in 1944.

The development of genetic engineering and cloning has opened many possibilities of expression and isolation of heterologous proteins for research purposes. Considerable advances in technology have enabled expression and isolation of recombinant proteins in large scale.

Protocols

The selection of plasmids in yeast is based on the use of auxotrophic mutant strains, which cannot grow without a specific medium component (an amino acid, purine, or pyrimidine)

Yeasts are considered model systems for eukaryotic studies as they exhibit fast growth and have dispersed cells.

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