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. 2011 Apr;31(8):1771–1786. doi: 10.1128/MCB.01284-10

Table 2.

Ch16 minichromosome loss rates

Genetic background Loss rate % division
Wta 12/9,947 0.12
wpl1Δ 14/4,931 0.28
eso1Δ wpl1Δ 16/5,324 0.30
eso1Δ psm3K105N NDb ∼100
eso1Δ psm3K105Nwpl1Δ 0/2,931 <0.03
eso1Δ psm3K106N ND ∼100
eso1Δ psm3K106Nwpl1Δ 5/6,054 0.08
eso1Δ psm3K105NK106N 50/2,474 2.02c
eso1Δ psm3K105NK106Nwpl1Δ 4/5,694 0.07
psm3K105NK106N 25/7,327 0.34
psm3K105NK106Nwpl1Δ 17/6,370 0.27
psm3K105R 14/5,818 0.24
psm3K105Rwpl1Δ 19/6,250 0.30
psm3K106R 55/7,772 0.71c
psm3K106Rwpl1Δ 5/6,911 0.07
psm3K105RK106R 66/8,371 0.79c
psm3K105RK106Rwpl1Δ 10/6,392 0.16
a

Wt, wild type.

b

ND, not determined, since Ch16 could not be maintained in this genetic background. The loss rate is therefore estimated as 100%.

c

Statistically significant compared to wt (P value < 0.0001 by the chi-square test).