Plasmids 101: Shuttle Vectors
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Blog Post
Published
May 20, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...the vector to survive while the auxotrophic cells die.
Some auxotrophic selection markers can be used across...autonomously replicating sequence (ARS), a partial centromere sequence (CEN), both, or neither, depending on...autonomously replicating sequence (ARS)
a partial centromere sequence (CEN)
both
or neither
...depending ...choose to ensure it works in your host species!
Auxotrophic selection
Another option is to use a different...different method of selection entirely. Auxotrophic selection relies on the host organism being unable to synthesize... example, in both S. cerevisiae and E. coli. Auxotrophic selection is especially common in yeast experiments...spontaneously develop resistance to selection toxins.
Auxotrophic selection is useful for producing stable mammalian...