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Stock IDSD01895
Strain NameMTT-ATU
AKAalpha tubulin, α tubulin
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Descriptionatu1-1[Δ::neo1]/atu1-1[Δ::neo1]; mpr1-1/mpr1-1 or MPR1/MPR1 (atu1-1[Δ::neo1]/atu1[MTT1pc]; pm-r, mp-? )
MAC Knockins/outsMTT1-ATU1,or neo replacing coding of some ATU1 genes
MIC Knockins/outsneo replaces ATU1 coding
Gene of InterestATU1 (TTHERM_00558620)
OriginJianming Duan/ Yuhua Shang
PublicationsHai B and Gorovsky MA. 1997. Germ-line knockout heterokaryons of an essential alpha-tubulin gene enable high-frequency gene replacement and a test of gene transfer from somatic to germ-line nuclei in tetrahymena thermophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94(4):1310-5.

Xia L, Hai B, Gao Y, Burnette D, Thazhath R, Duan J, Bre MH, Levilliers N, Gorovsky MA, Gaertig J. 2000. Polyglycylation of tubulin is essential and affects cell motility and division in tetrahymena thermophila. J Cell Biol 149(5):1097-6.
CommentsIt is a progeny of conjugants of AAK02.7XAAKO5.5 transformed with ATU1 gene under control of MTT1 promoter, probably in ATU1 locus. Cadmium dependent.

From the Gorovsky lab, University of Rochester. This strain has been cataloged by the Stock Center but not thawed.
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD01895
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45