Table 2.
Viable species in which Ku was knocked out
| Kingdom | Species | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Bombyx mori | [82] |
| Caenorhabditis elegans | [83] | |
| Chicken cell line DT40 | [84] | |
| Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) mutant cell lines | [85] | |
| Mus musculus | [16] | |
| Fungi | Claviceps purpurea | [86] |
| Penicillium chrysogenum | [86] | |
| Penicillium decumbens | [86] | |
| Penicillium marneffei | [86] | |
| Trichoderma virens | [86] | |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | [48] | |
| Schizosaccharomyces pombe | [87] | |
| Plantae | Arabidopsis thaliana | [88] |
| Protozoa | Toxoplasma gondii | [89] |
Species or cell lines, grouped by Kingdom, that were viable after XRCC5 (Ku80) and/or XRCC6 (Ku70) genes were successfully knocked out