Table 1.
Characteristics of motility mutants used in this study
| Strain name | Dynein defect | Motility | Swimming velocity (μm/s, n > 40) | Ability to phototax | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type (137c) | None | Wild type | 144.2 ± 17.1a | Yes | Harris, 1989 |
| pf28 | Outer arm | Slow, jerky swimming | 51.5 ± 6.9b | Yes | Mitchell and Rosenbaum, 1985 |
| pf9-2 | I1 complex | Slow, smooth swimming | 73.4 ± 12.4b | No | Porter et al, 1992 |
| pf9-3 | Il complex | Slow, smooth swimming | 72.3 ± 14.1b | No | Myster et al., 1997 |
| ida3-1 | I1 complex | Slow, smooth swimming | 77.3 ± 11.0c | No | Kamiya et al., 1991 |
| ida7-1 | I1 complex | Slow, smooth swimming | 81.5 ± 14.0a | No | Perrone et al., 1998 |
| ida2-1 | I1 complex | Slow, smooth swimming | 77.7 ± 15.2c | No | Kamiya et al., 1991 |
| ida2-6 (27B3) | I1 complex | Slow, smooth swimming | 77.6 ± 15.4a | No | Perrone et al., 1998; this study |
| ida2-6::λC (D11) | 1β Dhc | Faster swimming | 107.9 ± 15.3 | Yes | This study |
| ida2-6::λH (9A) | 1β Dhc | Faster swimming | NDd | Yes | This study |
| ida2-7 (J6H9) | I1 complex | Slow, smooth swimming | 53.7 ± 10.7 | No | This study |
| ida2-7::pCAP1 (B3) | 1β Dhc | Faster swimming | 91.8 ± 12.6 | Yes | This study |
| ida2-7::pCAP3 (B6) | 1β Dhc | Faster swimming | 74.1 ± 9.9 | Yes | This study |
a
Velocity determined by Perrone et al. (1998).
b
Velocity determined by Myster et al. (1999).
c
Velocity determined by Kamiya et al. (1991).
d
ND, not determined.