Abstract
Dichomitus squalens, a promising white-rot basidiomycete for
industrial enzyme production, necessitates efficient genetic
manipulation systems to fully leverage its biotechnological potential.
Established methodologies, including protoplast-mediated and
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformations, although
functional in D. squalens, are intricate and time-consuming. This
study introduces the electroporation transformation system for D.
squalens, which is simpler and timesaving. By optimizing
electroporation parameters, we obtained 77 transformants per μg of DNA.
Furthermore, we confirmed the suitability of the Nourseothricin N-acetyl
transferase gene as a selectable marker and the NanoLuc gene as a
luciferase reporter in D. squalens using our refined
electroporation protocol. This study expands the toolkit for genetic
engineering in D. squalens, offering greater flexibility for
future molecular investigations.