Using the DHFR heat-inducible degron for protein inactivation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Inactivating a specific protein in vivo can yield important information about its function. One strategy previously developed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by the Varshavsky group involves fusing a degron, derived from mouse dihydrofolate reductase, to the N-terminus of the target protein, which there...

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Main Authors: Kearsey, S, Gregan, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Summary:Inactivating a specific protein in vivo can yield important information about its function. One strategy previously developed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by the Varshavsky group involves fusing a degron, derived from mouse dihydrofolate reductase, to the N-terminus of the target protein, which thereby confers temperature-sensitive degradation at the restrictive temperature. We describe here the application of this technique in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe.