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We are now shipping live cells, plasmids, genomic DNA, and media packets, although shipping may take somewhat longer than normal. Contact us with any questions.


Stock IDSD01625
Strain NameB2086 II
AKA
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Descriptionmat1-2/mat1-2 (mat1-2; II)
MAC Knockins/outs
MIC Knockins/outs
Gene of Interest
OriginDerived from a B1975 III x B*-VII cross. All three clones (II, VIa, and VIb) are second-round progeny derived from a single first-round pair, hence are isogenic.
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.
CommentsAll three B2086 clones were used extensively for crosses in the Frankel lab in the late 1980's and 1990's.

Submitted by Joseph Frankel, University of Iowa

Note: if you plan to mate B2086, please order B2086.2 (SD00709), which is known to be fertile.
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD01625
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45