Table 1.
Strains used in this study
| Strain name | Dynein defect | Motility | Swimming velocity (μm/s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137c | None | Wild type | 144.2 ± 17.1a | Harris, 1989 |
| ida7 (5B10) | I1 complex | Slow swimming | 81.5 ± 14.0a | This study |
| 27B3 | I1 complex | Slow swimming | 77.6 ± 15.4a | Our unpublished results |
| Rescued ida7 (AH1) | None | Wild type | 166.1 ± 27.3a | This study |
| Rescued ida7 (5A) | Truncated I1 IC | Wild type | 155.3 ± 20.3a | This study |
| ida2 | I1 complex | Slow swimming | 77.7 ± 15.2b | Kamiya et al., 1991 |
| ida3 | I1 complex | Slow swimming | 77.3 ± 11.0b | Kamiya et al., 1991 |
| ida4 | I2 inner arms | Slow swimming | 102.2 ± 10.7b | Kamiya et al., 1991 |
| Kagami and Kamiya, 1992 | ||||
| pf3 | DRC components, | Slow swimming | 105.6 ± 11.4c | Huang et al., 1982; |
| I2/I3 reduced | Piperno et al., 1992 | |||
| pf9-2 | I1 complex | Slow swimming | ND | Porter et al., 1992 |
| pf9-3 | I1 complex | Slow swimming | ND | Myster et al., 1997 |
| pf28 | Outer-arm complex | Slow swimming | ND | Mitchell and Rosenbaum, 1985 |
| arg2 | None | Wild type | ND | Harris, 1989 |
| arg7 | None | Wild type | ND | Harris, 1989 |
| L5 | None | Wild type | ND | Tam, personal communication |
a
Velocity determined in this study; n = 60, except from strain 137c, where n = 40.
b
Velocity determined by Kamiya et al., 1991.
c
Velocity determined by Gardner et al., 1994.