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Stock IDSD01232
Strain NameIA398
AKAdoa2-1 IVa
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Descriptiondoa2-1/doa2-1 (doa2-1; IV)
MAC Knockins/outs
MIC Knockins/outs
Gene of InterestDOA2 (defective oral apparatus-2)
OriginGenomic exclusion progeny following an outcross to IA264 (a 2-Dgal heterokaryon) of a clone that resulted from nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis of IA264 followed by cytogamy in 1989.
PublicationsBrief description in Review: Frankel J. 2008. What do genic mutations tell us about the structural patterning of a complex single-celled organism? Eukaryot Cell 7(10):1617-39.
CommentsOral apparatus diminishes in size and becomes progressively more disorganized, with frequent oral replacement,after shift to 39-40 degrees. Pleiotropic; cells become increasingly disorganized at high temperature (39 degrees).

Submitted by Joseph Frankel, University of Iowa
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD01232
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45