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Stock IDSD03289
Strain NameUCB8
AKAcen1 KO Het
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Descriptioncen1-1[∆::NEO2] (CEN1; WT, ?)
MAC Knockins/outs
MIC Knockins/outscen1-1[∆::NEO2]
Gene of InterestCEN1 (TTHERM_00384910)
OriginMicronuclear knockout of B2086 X CU428
PublicationsStemm-Wolf AJ, Morgan G, Giddings TH,Jr., White EA, Marchione R, McDonald HB, Winey M. 2005. Basal body duplication and maintenance require one member of the tetrahymena thermophila centrin gene family. Mol Biol Cell 16(8):3606-19.
CommentsCen1 knockout heterokaryon, mates with UCB9.

From the Winey Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD03289
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45