Xylose pathway constructs described in Pereira et al. 2015

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Standard primers and additional information on the yeast pathway kit can be found here ypk_std_primers.

Multigene xylose metabolic pathways

Pathway Expressed genes Genbank Notebook
pMEC1135 SsXR(N272D), SsXDH, ScXK, ScTAL1 genbank notebook
pMEC1136 SsXR(wt), SsXDH, ScXK, ScTAL1 genbank notebook
pMEC1137 ScTKL1, ScRPE1, ScRKI1, CiGXF1 genbank notebook
pMEC1138 SsXR(N272D), SsXDH, ScXK, ScTAL1, ScTKL1, ScRPE1, ScRKI1, CiGXF1 genbank notebook
pMEC1139 SsXR, SsXDH, ScXK, ScTAL1, ScTKL1, ScRPE1, ScRKI1, CiGXF1 genbank notebook

Single gene expression vectors

Construct Description Genbank Notebook
pYPK0_TEF1_PsXYL1_N272D_TDH3 Xylose reductase (N272D) genbank notebook
pYPK0_TEF1_PsXYL1_TDH3 Xylose reductase (wt) genbank notebook
pYPK0_TDH3_PsXYL2_PGI1 Xylitol dehydrogenase genbank notebook
pYPK0_PGI1_ScXKS1_FBA1 Xylulose kinase genbank notebook
pYPK0_FBA1_ScTAL1_PDC1 Transaldolase genbank notebook
pYPK0_PDC1_ScTKL1_RPS19b Transketolase genbank notebook
pYPK0_RPS19b_ScRPE1_RPS19a ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase genbank notebook
pYPK0_RPS19a_ScRKI1_TPI1 ribose-5-phosphate isomerase genbank notebook
pYPK0_TPI1_CiGXF1_ENO2 C. intermedia GXF1 xylose transporter genbank notebook
pYPK0_PGI1_CiGXF1_TDH3 ?C. intermedia GXF1 xylose transporter? genbank notebook

Promoter vectors

Construct Genbank file Notebook
pYPKa_Z_FBA1tp genbank notebook
pYPKa_Z_PDC1tp genbank notebook
pYPKa_Z_RPS19atp genbank notebook
pYPKa_Z_RPS19btp genbank notebook
pYPKa_Z_TDH3tp genbank notebook
pYPKa_Z_TEF1tp genbank notebook
pYPKa_Z_TPI1tp genbank notebook

Gene vectors

Construct Genbank file Notebook
pYPKa_A_ScRKI1 genbank notebook
pYPKa_A_ScRPE1 genbank notebook

Terminator vectors

Construct Genbank file Notebook
pYPKa_E_ENO2tp genbank notebook
pYPKa_E_FBA1tp genbank notebook
pYPKa_E_PDC1tp genbank notebook
pYPKa_E_RPS19atp genbank notebook
pYPKa_E_RPS19btp genbank notebook
pYPKa_E_TDH3tp genbank notebook
pYPKa_E_TPI1tp genbank notebook

Pathway backbone vectors

Vector Short description Genbank Notebooks
pYPK0 Yeast version of pCAPs genbank notebook
pYPKpw A version of pYPK0 with a deletion in crp genbank notebook
pYPK1 bleMX4, CEN6/ARS4 genbank notebook
pYPK2 kanMX4, CEN6/ARS4 genbank notebook
pYPK3 hphMX4, CEN6/ARS4 genbank notebook
pYPK4 hphMX4, 2μ genbank notebook
pYPK7 kanMX4, 2µ genbank notebook
pYPKp3 A version of pYPK3 with a deletion in crp genbank notebook
pYPKp4 A version of pYPK4 with a deletion in crp genbank notebook
pYPKp7 A version of pYPK7 with a deletion in crp genbank notebook

HIS3 expression constructs

plasmid comment Genbank Notebook
pYPK0_TEF1_HIS3_TDH3 genbank notebook
pYPK0_TDH3_HIS3_PGI1 genbank notebook
pYPK0_PGI1_HIS3_FBA1 genbank notebook
pYPK0_FBA1_HIS3_PDC1 genbank notebook
pYPK0_PDC1_HIS3_RPS19b genbank notebook
pYPK0_RPS19b_HIS3_RPS19a genbank notebook
pYPK0_RPS19a_HIS3_TPI1 genbank notebook
pYPK0_TPI1_HIS3_ENO2 genbank notebook
CEN.PK ref
pYPK0 genbank notebook
pYPK0_HIS3 genbank notebook
pYPK0_TDH1_rev_HIS3_ENO2 genbank notebook
p413TEF genbank notebook
p423TEF genbank notebook
p426TDH3_HIS3 genbank notebook
p426TEF1_HIS3 genbank notebook
pYPK3_RPS19b_HIS3_RPS19a genbank notebook
pYPK0_RPS19b_HIS3_TDH1 genbank notebook

Miscellaneous vectors

Vector Short description Genbank Notebooks
pYPKa pCAPs with a unique AjiI site genbank notebook
pMEC1030 pSU0 lacking a the EcoRV site genbank notebook
pMEC1042 pSU0 lacking a the EcoRV site genbank notebook