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Stock IDSD01901
Strain NameAAKO 5.5
AKA
SpeciesT. thermophila
Genetic Descriptionatu1-1[Δ::neo1]/atu1-1[Δ::neo1]; mpr1-1/mpr1-1 or MPR1/MPR1 (ATU1; mpr1-1; mp-r, VII)
MAC Knockins/outs
MIC Knockins/outsneo coding replaces ATU1 coding
Gene of InterestATU1 (TTHERM_00558620)
OriginBing Hai
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.
CommentsATU knockout heterokaryon. Transferred many times before being frozen. Mates with AAKO2.7.

From the Gorovsky lab, University of Rochester. This strain has been cataloged by the Stock Center but not thawed.
Research Resource IdentifierTSC_SD01901
Requires MTA?No
Academic cost $45