Bibliographic citations
Lara, J., (2021). Optimización de un sistema de transformación genética de Aspergillus niger como herramienta para su estudio molecular en biotecnología [Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/4722
Lara, J., Optimización de un sistema de transformación genética de Aspergillus niger como herramienta para su estudio molecular en biotecnología []. PE: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/4722
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title = "Optimización de un sistema de transformación genética de Aspergillus niger como herramienta para su estudio molecular en biotecnología",
author = "Lara Zuñiga, Jorge Luis",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2021"
}
In this study, two genetic transformation procedures were evaluated for Aspergillus niger, protoplast mediated transformation (PMT) and electroporation transformation. In electroporation, satisfactory results were not achieved with the evaluated treatments. Different voltages and exposure times were tested, however, no transformant was obtained in any of the cases, and due to that, our efforts were focused on developing a methodology based on the use of protoplasts. In PMT, protoplast formation from young mycelium was evaluated. Different factors were studied, such as the mycelium culture time, which was optimal at 14 h; the enzymatic reaction time, which was better at 90 min, as well as the recovery and regeneration conditions of the protoplasts. Once the protoplast formation methodology was defined, a procedure for polyethylene glycol-mediated genetic transformation was established using the integrative plasmid pBF101_hph. In this second stage, we found that using the linearized form of the vector improved the transformation efficiency compared to the use of the circular form. In addition, two selection procedures (direct and indirect) using hygromycin in the culture medium were evaluated, establishing that direct selection reduces the number of false positives. As a result of our work, an adequate methodology to transform protoplasts from the Aspergillus niger ATCC 10846 strain was developed, which could be used for its genetic manipulation and molecular-level studies.
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