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Intro / Background

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Overview

Key Achievements

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Design

Concept

Signals

TODO: Scheme of the MF(ALPHA)1 - Benchling?

DNA

• Genomic PCR of WT SC-STE2 (YFL026W - http://www.yeastgenome.org/locus/S000001868/overview) - ORF
• Genomic PCR of MF(ALPHA)1 (YPL187W - http://www.yeastgenome.org/locus/mf%28alpha%291/overview) - secretion tag (first PCR), second PCR to add the actual pheromone and stop codon

Materials and methods

Chemicals and strains

Construction

Construction of reporter plasmids

The pADH1, pSTE2, pSTE5, and pFUS1 promoters were obtained by PCR from yeast genome (isolated according to standard protocol from 7283 MATx strain). The asCYC1 and pTv3 promoters were obtained by PCR from g-blocks. The primers used for this are as follows :

Forward: TACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCAG Reverse: GCTAGCCCAAAAAAACGGGTATGGAG

Forward: TACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCAG Reverse: GCTAGCCCAAAAAAACGGGTATGGAG

Forward: TACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCAG Reverse: GCTAGCCCAAAAAAACGGGTATGGAG

The asCYC1, and pTv3 promoters were obtained by PCR from g-blocks The primers used for this are as follows

Forward: TACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCAG Reverse: GCTAGCCCAAAAAAACGGGTATGGAG

All promoters were PCRed in a single PCR run, with the following conditions . PCR products were gel verified

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PCR products were then purified () and restricted by corresponding restriction enzymes, which are listed in the following table

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Construction of INSERT MATa and INSERT MATx

The backbone pRSII406 was obtained from Addgene. MATa was ordered in the form of gblock yG_MATa with sequence

AATTCATCTAGAGAAGAAAGCAAAGCCTTAATTCCAAGGAAAAAGAAGAAGTTGCAAAGAAATGTGGCATTACTCCACTTCAAGTAAGAGTTTGGGTATGTAATATGAGAA
TCAAACTTAAATATATCCTATACGTAGTATGGCGGAAAACATAAACAGAACTCTGTTTAACATTCTAGGTACTGAGcaaattaaagccttcgagcgtcccaaaaccttctc
aagcaaggttttcagtataatgttacatgcgtacacgcgtctgtacagaaaaaaaagaaaaatttgaaatataaataacgttcttaatactaacataactataaaaaaata
aatagggacctagacttcaggttgtctaactccttccttttcggttagagcggatgtggggggagggcgtgaatgtaagcgtgacataactaatCTAAAATTCCCGGGATC
CGCTGTACGCGGACCCACTTTCACATTTAAGTTGTTTTTCTAATCCGCATATGATCAATTCAAGGCCGAATAAGAAGGCTGGCTCTGCACCTTGGTGATCAAATAATTCGA
TAGCTTGTCGTAATAATGGCGGCATACTATCAGTAGTAGGTGTTTCCCTTTCTTCTTTAGCGACTTGATGCTCTTGATCTTCCAATACGCAACCTAAAGTAAAATGCCCCA
CAGCGCTGAGTGCATATAATGCATTCTCTAGTGAAAAACCTTGTTGGCATAAAAAGGCTAATTGATTTTCGAGAGTTTCATACTGTTTTTCTGTAGGCCGTGTACCTAAAT
GTACTTTTGCTCCATCGCGATGACTTAGTAAAGCACATCTAAAACTTTTAGCGTTATTGCGTAAAAAATCTTGCCAGCTTTCCCCTTCTAAAGGGCAAAAGTGAGTATGGTGCCTATCTAACATTTTAATAAGTTGATTGTATGCTTGGTATAGCTTGAAATATTGTGCAGAAAAAGAAACAAGGAAGAAAGGGAACGAGAACAATGACGAGGAAACAAAAGATTAATAATTGCAGGTCTATTTATACTTGATAGCAAGACAGCAAACTTTTTTTTATTTCAAATTCAAGTAACTGGAAGGAAGGCCGTATACCGTTGCTCATTAGAGAGTAGTGTGCGTGAATGAAGGAAGGAAAAAGTTTCGTGTGCTTCGAGATACCCCTCATCAGCTCTGGAACAACGACATCTGTTGGTGCTGTCTTTGTCGTTAATTTTTTCCTTTAGTGTCTTCCATCATTTTTTTGTCATTGCGGATATGGTGAGACAACAACGGGGGAGAGAGAAAAGAAAAAAAAAGAAAAGAAGTTGtaaacccacaccgggtgtcataatcaaccaatcgtaacttcatctcttccacccatgtctctttgagcaataaagccgataacaaaatctttgtcgctcttcgcaatgtcaacagtacccttagtatattctccagtagatagggagcccttgcatgacaattctgctaacatcaaaaggcctctaggttcctttgttacttcttctgccgcctgcttcaaaccgctaacaatacctggTccACTAGTCCCGGGAGCAAGATCAAGATGTTTTCACCGATCTTTCCGGTCTCTTTGGCCGGGGTTTACGGACGATGGCAGAAGACCAAAGCGCCAGTTCATTTGGCGAGCGTTGGTTGGTGGATCAAGCCCACGCGTAGGCAATCCTCGCAGATCTCGAACCATGTAATTTCCGAATACGGTAATTACACGCATCGAGCAGATCCGCCAGGCGTGTATATATAGCGTGGATGGCCAGGCAACTTTAGTGCTGACACATACAGGCATATATATATGTGTGCGACGACACATGATCATATGGCATGCATGTGCTCTGTATGTATATAAAACTCTTGTTTTCTTCTTTTCTCTAAATATTCTTTCCTTATACATTAGGACCTTTGCAGCATAAATTACTATACTTCTATAGACACACAAACACAAATACACACACTAAAaagctt

MATx was ordered in the form of two g-blocks, yG_MATx1 and yG_MATx2

yG_MATx1 :

AAGCTTGGATTCTCACAATCCTGTCGGTCACTTCTCGGCTGTTCGCGTATATTTTTTGTTGATACTTTTACCGGTATTTTGTCTGTAATTTATTCTCTATCACTGATAGGGACTTCTCTATCACTGATAGGGAACCCAGCCTGATTTATACTATTAGGGATCGCAGGAAGGCGGTGGGAAGTCCGGGAGTCGCTGAGGGGAAGTGTCAGTGGTTTTGGGTATAAATGGCTGGTTGTTCCCTATCAGTAATAGAGAATTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGACTGCGGATTTAGAAACTACCTGATAAAAGTATCAACAAAAATTGCGCATGCCGGCCTGGATTTTGCGCAAATTTACCTTAACGTCCCACAATATGTTTACTTCGAAGCCTGCTTTCAAAATTAAGAACAAAGCATCCAAATCATACAGAAACACAGCGGTTTCAAAAAAGCTGAAAGAAAAACGTCTAGCTGAGCATGTGAGGCCAAGCTGCTTCAATATTATTCGACCACTCAAGAAAGATATCCAGATTCCTGTTCCTTCCTCTCGATTTTTAAATAAAATCCAAATTCACAGGATAGCGTCTGGAAGTCAAAATACTCAGTTTCGACAGTTCAATAAGACATCTATAAAATCTTCAAAGAAATATTTAAACTCATTTATGGCTTTTAGAGCATATTACTCACAGTTTGGCTCCGGTGTAAAACAAAATGTCTTGTCTTCTCTGCTCGCTGAAGAATGGCACGCGGACAAAATGCAGCACGGAATATGGGACTACTTCGCGCAACAGTATAATTTTATAAACCCTGGTTTTGGTTTTGTAGAGTGGTTGACGAATAATTATGCTGAAGTACGTGGTGACGGATATTGGGAAGATGTGTTTGTACATTTGGCCTTATAGAGTGTGGTCGTGGCGGAGGTTGTTTATCTTTCGAGTACTGAATGTTGTCAGTATAGCTATCCTATTTGAAACTCCCCATCGTCTTGCTGCAG

yG_MATx2 :

CTGCAGAGTAGTGTCTGAGGTACAAACATCTTAGTAGTGTCGAGAGGGTTGATTGTTTATGTATTTTTGCGAAATATATATATATATATTCTACACAGATATATACATATTTGTTTTTCGGGCTCATTCTTTCTTCTTTGCCAGAGGCTCACCGCTCAAGAGGTCCGCTAATTCTGGAGCGATTGTTATTGTTTTTTCTTTTCTTCTTCTATTCGAAACCCAGTTTTTGATTTGAATGCGAGATAAACTGGTATTCTTCATTAGATTCTCTAGGCCCTTGGTATCTAGATATGGGTTCTCGATGTTCTTTGCAAACCAACTTTCTAGTATTCGGACATTTTCTTTTGTAAACCGGTGTCCTCTGTAAGGTTTAGTACTTTTGTTTATCATATCTTGAGTTACCACATTAAATACCAACCCATCCGCCGATTTATTTTTCTGTGTAAGTTGATAATTACTTCTATCGTTTTCTATGCTGCGCATTTCTTTGAGTAATACAGTAATGGTAGTAGTGAGTTGAGATGTTGTTTGCAACAACTTCTTCTCCTCATCACTAATCTTACGGTTTTTGTTGGCCCTAGATAAGAATCCTAATATATCCCTTAATTCAACTTCTTCTTCTGTTGTTACACTCTCTGGTAACTTAGGTAAATTACAGCAAATAGAAAAGAGCTTTTTATTTATGTCTAGTATGCTGGATTTAAACTCATCTGTGATTTGTGGATTTAAAAGGTCTTTAATGGGTATTTTATTCATTTTTTCTTAGTGTGTGTATTTGTATTTGCGTGTCTATAGAAGTATAGTAATTTATGCTGCAAAGGTCCTAATGTATAAGGAAAAAAAATTTAGAGAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAGAGTTTTATATACATACAGAGCACATACATGCCATATAATCATGTATATACGCGCACATATATATATGCCTGTATGTGTCAGCACTAAATTTACCTGAACATACGCGCTATATATACGCGCCTCGCGTATATGCTCGAGGATTCCCTACGCGTGGGCTTTTTTTACTAACCAACGCGCGCGAAATActagt

The g-blocks were restricted by the following enzymes, along with the vector

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Restriction were purified (insert purification kit name) and ligated together using the standard ligation protocol. STE12 was PCR amplified from yeast genome (isolated from 7283 MATx strain) using the following primers : Forward : CTTGTAAAGCTTCCAAGGATGAAAGTCCAAATAACCAATAGTAGAACA Reverse : ACTGCACTCGAGAGATTTGTTACATTTATTACCTTTTTTTCTTGCTTT The conditions for the PCR were the following

Validation

Results

Final constructs

Proof of concept test

Test of mating types

References

1. ↑ Lin, C.-H., Choi, a., & Bennett, R. J. (2011). Defining pheromone-receptor signaling in Candida albicans and related asexual Candida species. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 22(24), 4918–4930. doi:10.1091/mbc.E11-09-0749