Table 1.
Yeast strains used in this study
| Strain | Genotype | Reference or Source |
| W303-1a | MATaleu2–3,112 ura3-1 his3–11,15 trp1–1 ade2-1 can1–100 | R. Rothstein |
| W303-1b | MATα version of W303-1a | R. Rothstein |
| W303 | Diploid from W303-1a × W303-1b | This study |
| YDZ5 | W303 MATa/MATα esc4Δ::his5+/ESC4 | This study |
| YDZ174 | W303 MATa/MATα esc4Δ::his5+/esc4Δ::his5+ | This study |
| YDZ3 | W303-1a esc4Δ::his5+ | This study |
| YDZ4 | W303-1b esc4Δ::his5+ | This study |
| YEA78 | W303-1b hmr::URA3 HMR-E (aeb::G) gal4::LEU2 | This study |
| YEA76 | YEA78 but HMR-E (Aeb::G) | This study |
| YEA77 | YEA78 but HMR-E (aeB::G) | Thi study |
| YAM7 | YEA76 sir2Δ::kanMX6 | This study |
| YEA118 | YEA76 but GAL4 sir3::LEU2 | This study |
| YKAB17 | YEA76 sir4Δ::kanMX6 | This laboratory |
| YDS631 | W303-1b adh4::URA3-(C1–3A)n | [13] |
| YDZ22 | YDS631 esc4Δ::his5+ | This study |
| YAM1 | W303-1a slx4Δ::his5+ | This study |
| YAM2 | W303-1b slx4Δ::his5+ | This study |
| YAM3 | W303-1a slx4Δ::kanMX6 | This study |
| YAM4 | W303-1b slx4Δ::kanMX6 | This study |
| YAM13 | W303-1b sgs1Δ::kanMX6 | This study |
| YDZ243 | W303-1_ sgs1Δ::kanMX6 esc4Δ::his5+ | This study |
| YAM6 | W303-1a esc4Δ::his5+slx4Δ::kanMX6 | This study |
| YAS501 | W303-1a asf1Δ::his5+ | This laboratory |
| L40 | MATahis3Δ200 trp1–901 leu2–3,112 ade2 URA3::(lexAop)8-lacZ LYS2::(lexAop)4-HIS3 | [54] |
| YRJ3 | L40 sir3Δ::kanMX6 | This study |
| YJL103 | L40 sir4Δ::kanMX6 | This study |