Table 1.

Efficiency of transformation by Alu-containing TAR vectors when various DNAs are included

TAR vector*	Alu orientation	Mammalian DNA	No. of His+ or Trp+ transformants†
pVC39-AAT3	→ ←	None	1 –3
-AAH2	→ ←	None	0 –7
-AAH4	→ →	None	0 –7
-AAT3	→ ←	Human	300 –1000
-AAH2	→ ←	Human	400 –1000
-AAH4	→ →	Human	5 –20
-AAH2	→ ←	Hamster	3 –10
-AAH2	→ ←	Mouse	1 –20
-LAH2	LINE ←	Human	200 –500
-MAH8	MER ←	Human	50 –100
-MAH10	MER ←	Human	100 –200
pVC1	TEL-Alu	Human	300 –1000
pNKBAC39	→ ←	Human	200 –500

^*Yeast spheroplasts were transformed with 1 μg of linearized plasmids along with 5 μg of human or rodent DNA. 

^†Three to 20 independent transformations were carried out for each condition.