Table 1. VSG-switching events in wild type, rmi1, rad51, rmi1 rad51, and rmi1 topo3α cultures.
Genotype | Total # cells plated | Number of switchers | |||||
Total | VSG GC | XO | ‘ES GC or loss’ | In situ | ES+XO | ||
WT | 500,000 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
WT | 500,000 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
WT | 1,000,000 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
WT | 1,000,000 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
WT | 1,000,000 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
rmi1 | 500,000 | 74 | 56 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
rmi1 | 478,000 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
rmi1 | 500,000 | 50 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
rad51 | 2,000,000 | 39 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
rad51 | 2,000,000 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
rad51 | 2,000,000 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
rmi1 rad51 | 2,000,000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
rmi1 rad51 | 2,000,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
rmi1 rad51 | 2,000,000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
rmi1 topo3α | 500,000 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
rmi1 topo3α | 500,000 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 |