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Stock IDSD01569
Strain NameIA231
AKAjanA-1 - disA-1 IVa
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic DescriptionjanA-1/janA-1; disA-1/disA-1 (janA-1; disA-1; janA, disA, IV)
MAC Knockins/outs
MIC Knockins/outs
Gene of InterestJANA (janusA), DISA (disorganizedA)
OriginGenomic-exclusion progeny following a cross between stock IA220 (janA-1/janA-1 eja-1/eja-1 IV) and a now-extinct disA-1/disA-1 III stock.
PublicationsFrankel J, Jenkins LM, Bakowska J. 1984. Selective mirror-image reversal of ciliary patterns intetrahymena thermophila homozygous for ajanus mutation. Development Genes and Evolution 194(2):107-20.
CommentsAdditive expression:the janus phenotype is superimposed upon a disorganized cortical landscape. It is uncertain whether or not eja1-1 is present in this stock.

Submitted by Joseph Frankel, University of Iowa
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD01569
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45