Simple Growth Complementation Assay in Yeast

Materials and reagents

Biological materials

1. Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain EBY.VW4000 (hexose transport-deficient)

   Genotype: CEN.PK2-1C hxt13Δ::loxP hxt15Δ::loxP hxt16Δ::loxP hxt14Δ::loxP hxt12Δ::loxP hxt9Δ::loxP hxt11Δ::loxP hxt10Δ::loxP hxt8Δ::loxP hxt4-1-5Δ::loxP hxt2Δ::loxP hxt3-6-7Δ::loxP gal2Δ::(ura3/FOA) stl1Δ::loxP agt1Δ::loxP mph2(ydl247w)Δ::loxP mph3(yjr160c)Δ::loxP

   (Wieczorke et al., 1999)

   For more information about the choice of suitable yeast strains see General Note 1.

   
   

Reagents

1. Agar-agar, Kobe I (Carl Roth, catalog number: 5210.5)

2. Peptone from meat (Carl Roth, catalog number: 2366.1)

3. Yeast synthetic drop-out medium supplements, without uracil (amino acid mix -Ura) Merck KGaA, catalog number: Y1501-20G)

4. Yeast extract (Carl Roth, catalog number: 2363.4)

5. Yeast nitrogen base without amino acids (YNB) (Merck KGaA, catalog number: Y0626-250G)

6. D-Glucose monohydrate (Duchefa B.V., catalog number: G0802.1000)

7. D(+)-maltose monohydrate (Carl Roth, catalog number: 8951.4)

8. Salmon sperm DNA sodium salt (Carl Roth, catalog number: 5434.1)

9. Lithium acetate dihydrate (LiAc) (LiCH₃COO·2H₂O) (Carl Roth, catalog number: 6713.1)

10. Poly(ethylene glycol) 3350, PEG3350, H(OCH₂CH₂)_nOH (Merck KGaA, catalog number: P4338)

11. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), (CH₃)₂SO (Merck KGaA, catalog number: 276855-1L)

12. Glycerol (C₃H₈O₃) 86% (Carl Roth, catalog number: 4043.3)

13. Sodium chloride (NaCl) (Carl Roth, catalog number: 3957.2)

14. Potassium chloride (KCl) (AppliChem GmbH, catalog number: A1039.1000)

15. Tris (C₄H₁₁NO₃) (Carl Roth, catalog number: AE15.3)

16. Ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid disodium salt dihydrate (EDTA), C₁₀H₁₄N₂Na₂O₈·2H₂O (Carl Roth, catalog number: 8043.2)

17. 1 N hydrochloric acid (HCl) or any other non-fuming HCl (Carl Roth, catalog number: 6792.1)

18. 1 N sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or similar (Carl Roth, catalog number: 6785.1)

19. ddH₂O (sterile)

    
    

Optional: MoClo plasmids level 0 and ready-to-use level 1

1. pJS506 [PMA1 promoter (Pro5U module), pICH41295, GGAG-AATG (BsaI)] (Addgene, #200712)

2. pJS237 [ADH2 terminator (3′U+Ter module), pUCGent, GCTT-CGCT (BsaI)] (Addgene, #200713)

3. pJS288 [Hxt1 transcription unit (Level 1 TU, P1), pAGT572, TGCC-GCAA (BpiI)] (Addgene, #200714)

4. Acceptor vectors: pAGT572 (selection marker for uracil) was a kind gift from Sylvestre Marillonnet and Alain Tissier (Scheler et al., 2016). Alternative yeast-compatible vectors is, for example, pJOG417 (Addgene #105341; selection marker for leucine) (Gantner et al., 2018)

   
   

Solutions

1. 20% glucose solution (sterile filtered)

2. 20% maltose solution (sterile filtered)

3. 14% glycerol solution

4. YPM medium (see Recipe 1)

5. Frozen competent cell solution (FCC) (see Recipe 2)

6. 10× yeast synthetic drop-out medium supplements, without uracil, (amino acid mix -Ura) (see Recipe 3)

7. YNB medium with amino acid mix -Ura and carbon source (see Recipe 4)

8. 50% PEG 3350 (autoclaved) (see Recipe 5)

9. 1 M LiAc (sterile filtered) (see Recipe 6)

10. Salmon sperm carrier DNA (2 mg/mL) (see Recipe 7)

11. 1 M Tris-HCl (pH 8.0) (see Recipe 8)

12. 0.2 M EDTA (pH 8.0) (see Recipe 9)

13. 10 mM TE buffer (pH 8.0) (see Recipe 10)

Recipes

1. YPM medium (full medium with maltose)

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   Yeast extract	1% (w/v)	5 g
   Peptone	2% (w/v)	10 g
   Maltose	2% (w/v)	10 g
   Agar-agar (optional for plates)	2% (w/v)	10 g
   ddH2O	n/a	Ad 500 mL

   Autoclave. Pour plates with solid medium.

   Note: If needed for a certain yeast strain, the carbon source can be replaced by glucose, galactose, or glycerol. Maltose was most suitable to grow EBY.VW4000.

   
   

2. Frozen competent cell solution (FCC)

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   Glycerol	5% (v/v)	5 mL
   DMSO	10% (v/v)	10 mL
   Total	n/a	Ad 100 mL

   Store FCC at room temperature (RT).

   
   

3. 10× yeast synthetic drop-out medium supplements, without uracil (amino acid mix -Ura)

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   Yeast synthetic drop-out medium supplements, without uracil (amino acid mix -Ura)	10×	1.92 g
   ddH2O	n/a	Ad 100 mL

   Filter sterilize. Store at 4 °C and protect from light.

   Note: To dissolve the supplements in water, stir the solution on a magnetic stirrer. Carefully warm the solution (maximum 50 °C) if the supplements do not dissolve well. Always tightly close the stock bottle with the supplements after usage, to prevent the powder from absorbing water. For additional information on how to choose the yeast synthetic drop-out medium, see General Note 2.

   
   

4. YNB medium with amino acid mix -Ura and carbon source

   To prepare 500 mL of YNB medium with amino acid mix -Ura and carbon source, first weigh the required amount of YNB and dissolve in 400 mL of water. For solid plates, add 2% agar-agar. Autoclave and store until usage.

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   YNB	n/a	3.35 g
   Agar-agar (optional for plates)	2% (w/v)	10 g
   ddH2O	n/a	Ad 400 mL

   
   

   For solid medium: Carefully boil up the medium in a microwave. Secondly, add the following supplements before use:

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   20% carbon source1	2% (v/v)	50 mL
   10× amino acid mix -Ura (Recipe 3)	1% (v/v)	50 mL

   For solid medium: pour plates.

   ¹The carbon source is chosen according to the intended use of the medium. For the required carbon source, e.g., glucose, maltose, or similar, a 20% stock solution is prepared in water, filter sterilized, and stored at RT until use. For selection and cultivation of transformed EBY.VW4000 strains, add maltose as carbon source. For performing the drop-out assay on different carbon sources, add the required sugar, e.g., glucose.

   
   

5. 50% PEG 3350

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   PEG 3350	50 %	50 g
   ddH2O	n/a	Ad 100 mL

   Autoclave, store at RT.

   
   

6. 1 M LiAc

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   PEG 3350	1 M	10.2 g
   ddH2O	n/a	Ad 100 mL

   Autoclave, store at RT.

   
   

7. Salmon sperm carrier DNA (2 mg/mL)

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   Salmon sperm carrier DNA	2 mg /mL (w/v)	8 g
   10 mM TE buffer (Recipe 8)	10 mM	Ad 4 mL

   Dissolve the salmon sperm carrier DNA in 10 mM TE buffer on ice for 3–4 h with gentle shaking. Prepare aliquots, for example with 500 μL each. Incubate the aliquots for 10 min at 95 °C and immediately transfer to ice. Store at -20 °C.

   
   

8. 1 M Tris-HCl (pH 8.0)

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   Tris	1 M	12.114 g
   ddH2O	n/a	Ad 100 mL

   Dissolve Tris in 80 mL of ddH₂O and adjust the pH to 8.0 by carefully adding drops of HCl (1 N or any other non-fuming HCl). Fill up the volume to 100 mL.

   
   

9. 0.2 M EDTA

   Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
   EDTA	200 mM	7.44 g
   ddH2O	n/a	Add 100 mL

   Dissolve EDTA in 80 mL of ddH₂O and adjust the pH to 8.0 by carefully adding NaOH (1 N NaOH solution or pellets). Fill up the volume to 100 mL.

   
   

10. 10 mM TE-buffer (pH 8.0)

    Reagent	Final concentration	Amount
    Tris-HCl pH 8.0	10 mM	1 mL
    EDTA pH 8.0	1 mM	0.5 mL
    ddH2O	n/a	98.5 mL

    
    

Laboratory supplies

1. Squared Petri dishes for drop-out (Carl Roth, catalog number: EL50.1)

2. Petri dish (Sarstedt, catalog number: 82.1473.001)

3. 2 mL reaction tube (Sarstedt, catalog number: 72.695.500)

4. Parafilm

5. Disposable gloves

6. 50 mL reaction tubes (Sarstedt, catalog number: 62.547.254)

Equipment

1. Biosafety cabinet or bench with flame

2. Pipettes

3. Photometer (e.g., IMPLEN, OD600 DiluPhotometer; or similar)

4. Tabletop centrifuge (e.g., Eppendorf Micro Centrifuge 5425, maximum 21,300 rcf or similar)

5. Centrifuge for 50 mL reaction tubes (e.g., Eppendorf 5810R, maximum 20,913 rcf or similar)

6. Mobile phone or any other camera device

7. Optional: INTEGRA multichannel pipet Voyager (INTEGRA Biosciences GmbH, catalog number: 4721)

8. Optional: INTEGRA tips (INTEGRA Biosciences GmbH, e.g., as box 3416 or as bag 4411)

Procedure

1. Optional: available modular cloning (MoClo) modules for construct design

   1. A helpful protocol on how to design and clone constructs by using the Golden Gate cloning and the MoClo system can be found in Engler et al. (2014).

   2. If cloning is planned with this method, the provided level 0 PMA1 promoter and ADH2 terminator module can be used (Figure 1A).

   3. As level 1 acceptor vector, choose a yeast-compatible one. Here, the MoClo level 1 acceptor vector pAGT572 (uracil selection) was used (Figure 1B and 1C).

      
      

      
      Figure 1. Golden Gate cloning strategy with the provided modular cloning (MoClo) modules. A. We provide the level 0 MoClo modules for the PMA1 promoter (Pro+5U module) and the ADH2 terminator (3U+Ter module). The candidate transporter gene has to be amplified with CDS1 stop or without stop (CDS1 no stop) according to the MoClo guidelines. The latter can be used to fuse a C-terminal tag (CT). The required BsaI overhangs for cloning are indicated for each module. B. In this example, the yeast-compatible level 1 acceptor vector pAGT572 with uracil selection was used. Cloning of the level 0 modules into the level 1 acceptor vector is done in a cut-ligation with BsaI. C. The final level 1 transcription unit contains all parts required for yeast transformation and expression of the candidate transporter.

      
      

   4. Remember to clone suitable negative and positive controls for the drop-out assay. We usually use an empty plasmid or GFP on a plasmid as negative control and the yeast monosaccharide transporter Hxt1 (NCBI 856494) as positive control. The transcription unit (pJS288) for the positive control used in this protocol (Hxt1 under control of the PMA1 promoter and ADH2 terminator cloned in pAGT572) is available via Addgene #200714.

   5. For more background information, see General Note 3.

      
      

2. Preparation of competent EBY.VW4000 cells

   1. A helpful protocol on how to prepare competent yeast cells can be found in Gietz and Schiestl (2007a).

   2. For EBY.VW4000, use the following modifications of this protocol:

   3. Streak out a stock of EBY.VW4000 cells on a plate with solid YPM medium (Recipe 1) (single colony needed). Incubate at 28 °C for two days.

   4. Pick a single yeast colony and inoculate a 50 mL preculture by using liquid YPM medium. Incubate the culture overnight at 28 °C on a shaker at 140 rpm.

   5. Take a 1 mL sample and dilute 1:10 with liquid YPM. Mix the sample before diluting and before measuring. Measure the OD₆₀₀ of the 1:10 dilution.

   6. Calculate the volume of preculture needed to inoculate a 200 mL main culture with an OD₆₀₀ of 0.1 in YPM medium. Do not forget to include the dilution factor in your calculation.

   7. Incubate the yeast cells at 28 °C on a shaker at 140 rpm until an OD₆₀₀ between 0.6 and 0.8 is reached.

      Note: Regularly check the OD₆₀₀. Do not overgrow the culture. In our hands, it took approximately 5 h to reach an OD₆₀₀ between 0.6 and 0.8.

   8. Perform the next steps at RT.

   9. Split the culture equally into six 50 mL reaction tubes (approximately 33.33 mL for each tube).

      Note: For centrifugation, we never fill the tubes with the maximum possible volume. We usually centrifuge a maximum of 2/3 of the total tube volume. This prevents spilling during centrifugation, as tubes are not tightly closed.

   10. Centrifuge at 3,000× g for 5 min.

   11. Discard the supernatant.

   12. Add 16.6 mL (0.5 V of the starting culture, divided by six tubes: 0.5 × 200 mL/6) of sterile ddH₂O to each tube and resuspend the pellet.

   13. Combine two resuspended pellets in one tube. This results in three tubes with approximately 33.2 mL each.

   14. Centrifuge at 3,000× g for 5 min.

   15. Discard the supernatant.

   16. Resuspend the three pellets by adding 0.666 mL (0.01 V of the starting culture, divided by three tubes: 0.01 × 200 mL/3) of sterile ddH₂O to each tube. Combine the resuspended pellets of all three tubes into one tube (total volume approximately 1.99 mL).

   17. Centrifuge at 3,000× g for 5 min.

   18. Discard the supernatant.

   19. Resuspend the pellet by adding 2 mL (0.01 V of the starting volume: 0.01 × 200 mL) of FCC solution (Recipe 2) to each tube.

   20. Prepare aliquots of 50 μL competent cells in 1.5 mL tubes for subsequent transformation.

   21. Store at -20 °C for at least 3 h (overnight is also possible).

       Note: Slowly freezing the cells is essential for survival.

   22. Store at -80 °C for long-term storage.

   23. Optional: To check the general viability of the competent cells, plate a 1:100 dilution (in ddH₂O) of one aliquot on YPM medium and incubate overnight at 28 °C. The plate should be nicely overgrown with yeast.

       
       

3. Yeast EBY.VW4000 transformation

   1. This method is based on the protocol for LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG transformation by Gietz and Schiestl (2007b), with the following modifications:

   2. Thaw competent EBY.VW4000 cells on ice (50 μL per transformation).

   3. For each plasmid, one transformation mix is prepared:

   4. Mix the plasmid with ddH₂O for a total volume of 14 μL and 600 ng plasmid in a 1.5 mL reaction tube. Vortex. Prepare one negative control with 14 μL of ddH₂O only.

   5. Add 260 μL of 50% PEG3350 (Recipe 5), 36 μL of 1 M LiAc (Recipe 6), and 50 μL of salmon sperm carrier DNA (2 mg/mL) (Recipe 7).

   6. Mix well.

      Note: PEG3350 is very viscous. Pipette slowly and ensure that the transformation mix is well mixed.

   7. Store transformation mix at RT until use.

   8. Centrifuge competent yeast cells at 13,000× g for 2 min at RT.

   9. Discard the supernatant.

   10. Add the transformation mix, including the plasmid.

   11. Vortex or mix by pipetting up and down until the pellet is resuspended.

   12. Incubate for 60 min at 42 °C (water bath or heat block)

       Note: If not in stock, pour YNB plates with selective amino acid mix during the incubation time (Recipe 3 and Recipe 4).

   13. Centrifuge at 13,000× g for 30 s.

   14. Discard the supernatant.

   15. Add 1 mL of sterile ddH₂O.

   16. Resuspend the pellet by pipetting up and down.

   17. Plate 50–200 μL on YNB medium (with selective amino acid mix, in our setup -Ura, and maltose).

       Note: We usually prepare two plates: one with 50 μL and a backup with 200 μL of transformed cells. The plasmids we are using contain a 2 μ origin of replication and typically yield between 50 and 100 clones when we plate 50 μL. The transformed cells can be stored at 4 °C and plated again one day later if needed.

   18. Incubate the cells for 2–3 days at 28 °C.

   19. Transfer 2–4 single colonies per transformation to a new YNB selection plate and grow overnight at 28 °C.

   20. To generate long-term stocks: scrape off one of the clones, resuspend in sterile 14% glycerol solution, and store at -80 °C. Usually, we prepare stocks of 2–3 individual clones.

       
       

4. Yeast sugar uptake analysis via drop-out assay

   1. Prepare YNB plates with selective amino acid mix and the required carbon source in squared Petri dishes for the drop-out assay. Squared Petri dishes offer more space to analyze several strains and dilutions on one plate. In our experiment, we used YNB -Ura + maltose and YNB -Ura + glucose.

      Note: For yeast sugar uptake analysis, we usually include a negative control strain with an empty plasmid or GFP on a plasmid. As positive control, we use the yeast monosaccharide transporter Hxt1. We usually analyze at least two independent clones of the transporter of interest.

   2. Plate two clones per strain (fresh transformed or from stock) onto fresh YNB selective medium with maltose two days prior to the drop-out assay.

   3. The following steps are prepared at RT with sterile conditions, for example by working in a biosafety cabinet or next to a flame. Performing the assay under sterile conditions is recommended to avoid contamination of the yeast strains or plates.

   4. Prepare a 1.5 mL reaction tube with 1 mL of ddH₂O for each clone.

   5. Scrape the colonies from the plates and resuspend in the tubes.

   6. Prepare a 1:10 dilution with ddH₂O and measure the OD₆₀₀.

   7. Calculate the volume needed for 1.5 mL of cell suspension with an OD₆₀₀ of 0.4. Do not forget to include the dilution factor.

   8. Prepare 1.5 mL of cell suspension with an OD₆₀₀ of 0.4 in a new 2 mL reaction tube. Vortex.

   9. Take 1 mL to check the OD₆₀₀. Adjust again if needed.

   10. Prepare a serial dilution (500 μL volume) for each transformant in a new sterile 1.5 mL tube.

   11. Always vortex the solutions before preparing the next dilution.

   12. Label the squared plates for the drop-out assay. We usually use grid lines to generate nicely distributed drops (Table 1 and Figure 2A).

       
       

       Table 1. Example layout for drop-out grid lines

       OD600	0.4	0.04	0.004	0.0004
       Strain 1
       Strain 2
       Strain 3
       Strain 4
       Strain 5
       Strain 6

       
       

   13. Figure 2A shows an example of a possible labeling of the plates; the individual yeast transformants are ordered vertically and the corresponding serial dilution horizontally. At least two types of plates are required for the assay: one with YNB -Ura + maltose and one with YNB -Ura + glucose.

   14. Organize your tubes in a rack according to the droplet scheme on the plates (e.g., yeast transformants vertically, serial dilutions horizontally).

   15. Always vortex each tube immediately before pipetting.

   16. We prefer using a multichannel pipette for the drops as it is faster. This might require a little bit of training to place the drops correctly. You can also use a normal single-channel pipette.

       Note: The serial dilution and the spotting of the droplets can also be performed using a sterile 96-well plate and a microplate replicator (e.g., Millipore Sigma, Replica plater for 96-well plate, R2508 or similar).

   17. Drop 3 μL of each sample on the two plates. Always ensure that the pipette tips in the multichannel pipette are loaded equally. Avoid pricking the tips into the agar (Figure 2B). After pipetting, the drops should be visible on the plate (Figure 2C).

       
       

       
       Figure 2. Preparation and procedure of the yeast drop-out assay. A. Material needed. Prepare a vortex, pipette, and pipette tips. Prepare the plates needed with a pipetting scheme. In this case, a grid line was used, with the yeast strains ordered vertically and serial dilutions horizontally. Prepare a rack with the tubes ordered in the same scheme as the plate. B. A multichannel pipette is used to place the drops on the plate. C. Liquid drops visible on the plate after pipetting.

       
       

   18. Dry the plates (opened lid) under sterile conditions until no liquid drops are visible.

   19. Incubate the plates for 48 h at 28 °C. If the colonies are not clearly visible, the incubation time can be prolonged.

   20. Document the growth of the colonies by using a normal mobile phone camera or any other device. We typically take pictures with the Bio-Rad Chemidoc using the colorimetric mode (Figure 3).

Data analysis

The colonies growing on YNB plates with maltose should all grow in a comparable range. The colonies on YNB plates containing glucose generally grow a little bit slower compared to maltose. If the expressed plant sugar transporter complements the growth defect of EBY.VW4000 on hexose-containing medium, these colonies should grow. The negative control (empty vector or other protein cloned, e.g., GFP) should not grow on glucose-containing medium. As positive control, we usually use Hxt1, a sugar transporter from yeast.

Figure 3. Example pictures of a drop-out assay result for different sugar transport protein (STP) variants (STP_V1 to STP_V6) expressed in yeast. The STP variants (STP_V1 to STP_V6) were transformed to the hexose-transport-deficient yeast strain EBY.VW4000. A serial dilution of the respective strains was dropped on selective medium either containing 2% maltose or 2% glucose as carbon source. Selective medium lacking uracil was used (-Ura). Plates were grown for two days at 28 °C and growth was documented using the Chemidoc from Bio-Rad. GFP was used as negative control and the yeast hexose transporter Hxt1 served as positive control.

General notes and troubleshooting

1. Yeast is a highly suitable heterologous system to express and analyze the functions of certain proteins on an individual scale. Besides the described plant monosaccharide transporters (sugar transport protein family), other transporters, for other substrates or from other organisms, can be analyzed using the described drop-out assay and growth complementation. Therefore, a suitable yeast strain has to be chosen with a deficiency in transporting a specific substrate. This deficiency can be complemented by the expression of the respective transporter, thus conferring growth on selective medium or transport of fluorescent substrates. For example, members of the barley and potato SWEET sugar transporter family were also analyzed using yeast strain EBY.VW4000 and the substrates glucose, fructose, galactose, or mannose (Tamayo et al., 2022; Yue et al., 2023). The type I sucrose transporters StSUT1 from potato and AtSUC2 from Arabidopsis were analyzed using the yeast strain SEY6210 and BY4742 and the fluorescent sucrose analog esculin (Gora et al., 2012). The Arabidopsis γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter AtGAT1 was analyzed using the yeast strain 22574d and selective medium with different nitrogen sources (citrulline, proline, or GABA) (Meyer et al., 2006).

2. Different yeast synthetic drop-out medium supplements are available. Always choose the required supplements fitting to your plasmid and the genotype of the used yeast strain. In this protocol, we used the yeast strain EBY.VW4000, that is auxotrophic for uracil, leucine, histidine, and tryptophan. The plasmid pAGT572 encodes the URA3 selection marker to identify transformed EBY.VW4000 clones on selective medium lacking uracil.

3. For our protocol, we provide plasmids that allow the Golden Gate–based cloning of yeast expression constructs. To clone the transporter candidates, a commonly used vector is pDR196 (Meyer et al., 2006; Chen et al., 2010; Gora et al., 2012; Roy et al., 2015; Tamayo et al., 2022; Yue et al., 2023). Here, the candidate transporter sequence is inserted between the PMA1 promoter (plasma membrane H+ ATPase 1) and the ADH2 (alcohol dehydrogenase 2) terminator by using a multiple cloning site and type IIP restriction enzyme (e.g., EcoRI). In our laboratory, we use the simple and efficient Golden Gate cloning with the standardized modular cloning (MoClo) syntax to flexibly generate single or multigene constructs. The Golden Gate cloning method is based on the use of type IIS restriction enzymes that cut outside of their recognition sequence and generate user-defined overhangs. These overhangs allow the pre-defined, overhang-dependent, and scarless fusion of modules by using a one-pot restriction and ligation reaction (Engler et al., 2009; Weber et al., 2011; Werner et al., 2012). In addition, the standardized MoClo syntax allows an easy and flexible exchange of modules according to the requirement of the user. To our knowledge, no modules were available for the standard MoClo syntax to flexibly clone yeast expression constructs comparable to the pDR196 setup. Therefore, we provide publicly available level 0 MoClo modules for the yeast PMA1 promoter and the ADH2 terminator, to clone a transcription unit for the candidate transporter by using Golden Gate. In addition, we also provide a ready-to-use transcription unit to express the positive control Hxt1 (Skoppek et al., 2022).

Acknowledgments

This work was funded by university core funding only. We thank Jens Boch for general support. The protocol was used in Skoppek et al. (2022).

Competing interests

The authors declare to have no competing interests.

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