Resumen
Gene construction and methods to detect antifungal and antitumor compounds. The present invention relates to a gene construct for the amplification of the response to signals that activate the cell integrity pathway (cwi) in saccharomyces cerevisiae. It comprises a hyperactive allele of the mapkk of this route, under the control of the promoter of a gene induced by rlm1, which implies the creation of a positive feedback loop whose stimulation leads to cell death. The invention also relates to methods for detecting agents that alter the cell wall or the function of components of the route itself, which allows the detection of antifungal and/or antitumor pharmacological compounds. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)