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Stock IDSD01816
Strain Namec∆TWI1 2-1A
AKA
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Descriptiontwi1[∆::neo3]/twi1[∆::neo3] (twi1[∆::neo3]; ∆TWI1, ?)
MAC Knockins/outsTWI1 knockout
MIC Knockins/outsNeo3 into TWI1, homozygous
Gene of InterestTWI1 (TTHERM_01161040)
OriginKaz Mochizuki
PublicationsMochizuki K, Fine NA, Fujisawa T, Gorovsky MA. 2002. Analysis of a piwi-related gene implicates small RNAs in genome rearrangement in tetrahymena. Cell 110(6):689-99.
CommentsHomozygous homokaryon of TWI1 KO. can mate with c∆TWI1 -WG4

From the Gorovsky lab, University of Rochester.
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD01816
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45