Useful tools for genome editing in the non-conventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

The non-conventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica is increasingly used for the production of recombinant proteins or biomolecules with biotechnological or pharmaceutical applications. The development of such a cell factory requires steps of genome editing that rely on selectable markers. The recently identified EYK1, encoding erythrulose kinase, can serve as an efficient catabolic selectable marker for genome editing in Y. lipolytica. Besides, the cloning-free strategy developed here simplifies the construction of disruption cassettes for genome editing in Y. lipolytica.