Enhancement of efficient molecular biology tools for Tremella fuciformis spore

Caiyuan Yu, Yuanwei Sun, Chunkai Yang, Yan Fang, Qi Meng, Yibin Qiu, Peng Lei, Hong Xu, Qi Zhang, Sha Li

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Abstract

Tremella fuciformis, one of the most approved mushrooms worldwide, possesses both edible and medicinal value. However, low transformation efficiency and high false positive rate, long verification period, and low expression of heterologous proteins hinder further genetic research. In this study, a polyethylene glycol-mediated genetic transformation system was established by using the homologous resistance marker carboxin in T. fuciformis. By optimizing the protoplast quality and transformation conditions, the transformation efficiency reached 8.23 CFU/μg, and the positive rate reached 64.95%. Moreover, Driselase-Heating-Freezing screening system was developed for rapid transformants verification, which took only 35–45 min and made the colony PCR 100% accurate. Considering the rationality of tRNA use frequency in heterologous genes, the coordinated relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) strategy was adopted to recode the heterologous gene sequence, which ensured the protein expression level. This study comprehensively enhances molecular biology tools in T. fuciformis, and lays a foundation for further development.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104399
JournalFood Bioscience
Volume60
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2024

Keywords

  • Codon usage preference
  • Genetic transformation system
  • Heterologous gene expression
  • Homologous resistance marker
  • Tremella fuciformis spore

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