Open AccessElectrofusion of protoplasts from Aspergillus nidulans
Author(s) -
Lynch Paul T.,
Isaac Susan,
Collin Hamish A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb03115.x
Subject(s) - protoplast , electrofusion , aspergillus nidulans , fusion , cell fusion , lysis , biophysics , biology , chemistry , botany , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , cell , composite material , mutant , linguistics , philosophy , gene
Electrical parameters were determined and quantified for the stimulation of the optimum alignment and fusion of Aspergillus nidulans protoplasts. In a non‐homogeneous alternating electrical field A. nidulans protoplasts aligned to form pearl chains associated with the electrodes of the fusion chamber. Most protoplasts were in pearl chains in an alignment field frequency of 3.0 MHz but maximum pair formation occurred at 1.0 MHz. At a field strength between 100 and 1000 V · cm −1 pearl chain formation occurred with minimal protoplast rotation or lysis. The application of DC pulses resulted in protoplast fusion. Most fusion events were observed after two 500 V · cm −1 DC pulses with a 0.5 s interpulse period. Using 1 × 10 3 protoplasts · cm −3 in a 7 μm fusion chamber a maximum of 17.2 ± 2.0% fusion events were achieved.