Table 1 Trichoderma reesei strains used in this study
Designation | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
Δtmus53 | Wild-type-like strain with deficiency of the non-homologous end joining repair pathway | [57] |
Δpyr4 | Deletion of pyr4 and its promoter in Δtmus53 | [44] |
Xyr1′(81) | Insertion of a non-sense mutation at position 81 in Xyr1 in Δpyr4 | This study |
TX(WT) | Xyr1-overexpressing strain; the wild-type xyr1 under the control of the tef1 promoter inserted at the pyr4 locus, uridine prototrophy re-established | This study |
TXY(1) | Overexpression of the fusion TF XY1; the fusion gene under the control of the tef1 promoter is inserted at the pyr4 locus, uridine prototrophy re-established | This study |
TXZ(0b) | Overexpression of the fusion TF XZ0b; the fusion gene under the control of the tef1 promoter is inserted at the pyr4 locus, uridine prototrophy re-established | This study |