[en] Here we report the characterization of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii gene ARG9, encoding the plastid resident N-acetyl ornithine aminotransferase, which is involved in arginine synthesis. Integration of an engineered ARG9 cassette in the plastid chromosome of the nuclear arg9 mutant restores arginine prototrophy. This suggests that ARG9 could be used as a new selectable marker for plastid transformation.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Remacle, Claire ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique
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