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Stock IDSD01575
Strain NameIA425
AKAhpo1-1 - bcd1-1 III
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Descriptionhpo1-1/hpo1-1; bcd1-1/bcd1-1; eja1-1/eja1-1 (hpo1-1; bcd1-1; eja1-1; hpo1, bcd1, eja1, III)
MAC Knockins/outs
MIC Knockins/outs
Gene of InterestHPO1 (hypoangular1), BCD1(broadened cortical domains1),EJA1 (enhancer of janA)
OriginGenomic exclusion progeny following a cross between IA344 and IA393
PublicationsFrankel J, Jenkins LM, Nelsen EM, Stoltzman CA. 1993. Hypoangular: A gene potentially involved in specifying positional information in a ciliate, tetrahymena thermophila. Dev Biol 160(2):333-54.
Commentshpo1-1 mildly antagonizes the broadening of CVP domains brought about by bcd1-1. eja1-1 is likely to be present, since both parents are known homozygotes for eja1-1, but probably has little if any phenotypic effect.

Submitted by Joseph Frankel, University of Iowa
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD01575
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45