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Phenotypic Analysis of Neurospora crassa Gene Deletion Strains.
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PMID:  21590422     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Phenotypic analysis of Neurospora crassa knockout (KO) mutants was used as a vehicle to introduce students to laboratory research. The availability of gene deletion strains was the impetus for the development of a program designed to introduce beginning science students to basic microbiology, genetics, microscopy and beginning bioinformatics. The goal was to provide a research experience, acquire laboratory skills and phenotype hundreds of KO mutants. The data provided by the students was used to build a phenotype database at the Broad Institute at Harvard/MIT for the fungal scientific community. Each mutant analysis consists of five assays that examine growth and morphology, asexual and sexual development using wild-type (parental) strains as a reference. This information indicates how loss of each gene impacts these basic and important processes.
Authors:
Gloria E Turner
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)     Volume:  722     ISSN:  1940-6029     ISO Abbreviation:  Methods Mol. Biol.     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-18     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9214969     Medline TA:  Methods Mol Biol     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  191-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, turner@chem.ucla.edu.
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