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Stock IDSD01324
Strain Name∆PDD2-som-Bc5
AKA
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Description(pdd2[∆?::neo2]; ?)
MAC Knockins/outsPDD2 with neo2 replacing the 5’ part of coding
MIC Knockins/outs
Gene of InterestPDD2 (TTHERM_00283530)
OriginMisha Nikiforov
PublicationsNikiforov MA, Gorovsky MA, Allis CD. 2000. A novel chromodomain protein, pdd3p, associates with internal eliminated sequences during macronuclear development in tetrahymena thermophila. Mol Cell Biol 20(11):4128-34.

Nikiforov MA, Smothers JF, Gorovsky MA, Allis CD. 1999. Excision of micronuclear-specific DNA requires parental expression of pdd2p and occurs independently from DNA replication in tetrahymena thermophila. Genes Dev 13(21):2852-62.
CommentsProgeny of B2086XCU428 transformation. Somatic KO of PDD2 gene.

Mates with CU427, CU428, ∆PDD2-som-BC1, BC3

From the Gorovsky lab, University of Rochester. This strain has been cataloged by the Stock Center but not thawed.
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD01324
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45