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Stock IDSD00627
Strain NameIA172
AKAfat4-1 VII
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Descriptionfat4-1/fat4-1 (fat4-1; fat4, VII)
MAC Knockins/outs
MIC Knockins/outs
Gene of InterestFAT4 (also known as fatD)
OriginF2 following outcross to B1975 III of an assortant derived from nitroso-guanidine mutagenesis of B1975 in 1976.
PublicationsGene:
Bruns PJ, Brussard TB, Merriam EV. 1983. Nullisomic tetrahymena. II. a set of nullisomics define the germinal chromosomes. Genetics 104(2):257-70.
Commentsfat4-1 is a ts mutation which causes a round, fat cell shape. Located on chromosome 5. Cortical phenotype was not assessed.
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD00627
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45