PROBLEM 8-2 References In the following paragraphs- which are part of.docx

PROBLEM 8-2 References In the following paragraphs, which are part of an Introduction, check that references are cited correctly in the text for the same paper as in Problem 8-1 given the same instructions for publication in MGG. The integration of foreign DNA into eukaryotic genomes occurs mainly at random loci by illegitimate recombination, even when the introduced DNA has homology to endogenous sequences (Roth et al. 1988; Bollaget al. 1989; Capecchi 1989a; Puchta et al 1994; Puchta and Hohn 1996). Exceptions to this generalization include Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Rothstein R., 1991), Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Grimm and Kohli, 1988) and some filamentous fungi (Timberlake and Marshall 1989). Direct integration by homologous recombination (gene targeting) is rare compared with nonhomologous integration, but would provide a powerful technique for the molecular genetic study of higher organisms and the determination of gene function. Although gene targeting is now a well established tool for the specific inactivation or modification of genes in yeast and mouse embryonic stem cells (Struhl 1983; Capecchi 1989b; Rossant and Joyner 1989; te Riele et al. 1992), the development of similar techniques for plant systems (Puchta and Hohn 1996) is still at a very early stage. Some groups have reported genomic integration by homologous recombination in plant cells using DNA introduced by direct gene transfer or Agrobacteriummediated DNA transfer (Paszkowski et al. 1988; Offringa 1990, 1993; Halfter et al. 1992). The highest rates of gene disruption so far published for flowering plants are between 0.01 and 0.1% (Lee et al. 1990; Miao and Lam 1995; Kempin et al. 1997), and these are too low to allow routine gene disruption. However, it has recently been shown (Schaefer and Zryd 1997) that integrative transformants resulting from homologous recombination can be obtained following polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated direct gene transfer into protoplasts of the moss Physcomitrella patens, at an efficiency comparable to that found for S. cerevisiae. (With permission from Springer Science and Business Media) .

PROBLEM 8-2 References In the following paragraphs, which are part of an Introduction, check
that references are cited correctly in the text for the same paper as in Problem 8-1 given the same
instructions for publication in MGG. The integration of foreign DNA into eukaryotic genomes
occurs mainly at random loci by illegitimate recombination, even when the introduced DNA has
homology to endogenous sequences (Roth et al. 1988; Bollaget al. 1989; Capecchi 1989a; Puchta
et al 1994; Puchta and Hohn 1996). Exceptions to this generalization include Saccharomyces
cerevisiae (Rothstein R., 1991), Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Grimm and Kohli, 1988) and
some filamentous fungi (Timberlake and Marshall 1989). Direct integration by homologous
recombination (gene targeting) is rare compared with nonhomologous integration, but would
provide a powerful technique for the molecular genetic study of higher organisms and the
determination of gene function. Although gene targeting is now a well established tool for the
specific inactivation or modification of genes in yeast and mouse embryonic stem cells (Struhl
1983; Capecchi 1989b; Rossant and Joyner 1989; te Riele et al. 1992), the development of
similar techniques for plant systems (Puchta and Hohn 1996) is still at a very early stage. Some
groups have reported genomic integration by homologous recombination in plant cells using
DNA introduced by direct gene transfer or Agrobacteriummediated DNA transfer (Paszkowski et
al. 1988; Offringa 1990, 1993; Halfter et al. 1992). The highest rates of gene disruption so far
published for flowering plants are between 0.01 and 0.1% (Lee et al. 1990; Miao and Lam 1995;
Kempin et al. 1997), and these are too low to allow routine gene disruption. However, it has
recently been shown (Schaefer and Zryd 1997) that integrative transformants resulting from
homologous recombination can be obtained following polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated
direct gene transfer into protoplasts of the moss Physcomitrella patens, at an efficiency
comparable to that found for S. cerevisiae. (With permission from Springer Science and Business
Media)

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