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. 1999 Jan;19(1):216–228. doi: 10.1128/mcb.19.1.216

TABLE 6.

Negative geotaxis activity

Genotype % moving 15 cm in 20 s (mean ± SD)
% Change (HP − Co)/Coa P (HP versus Co)
Co HP
Expt 1
 Oregon-R 53.8 ± 2.5 55.7 ± 2.5 +3.5 >0.1
 FLP1;OR(D) 51.3 ± 0.5 73.2 ± 8.2 +42.7 >0.05
 FLP1;LacZ(D) 85.5 ± 4.3 82.5 ± 0.1 −3.5 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD3A1(D) 87.1 ± 2.2 77.8 ± 0.9 −10.7* <0.05
 FLP1;SOD3B2(D) 89.9 ± 1.9 83.8 ± 0.2 −6.79* <0.05
 FLP1;SOD2B2(D) 89.4 ± 0.8 84.1 ± 4.3 −5.9 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD2A(D) 87.0 ± 2.1 70.2 ± 1.1 −19.3* <0.01
 FLP1;OR(T) 75.8 ± 4.0 84.2 ± 1.5 +11.1 >0.1
 FLP1;LacZ(T) 82.4 ± 0.2 90.5 ± 1.5 +9.8* <0.02
 FLP1;SOD3A1(T) 66.6 ± 4.2 73.2 ± 7.0 +9.9 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD3B2(T) 65.4 ± 2.3 57.1 ± 1.4 −12.7* <0.05
 FLP1;SOD2B2(T) 59.6 ± 0.9 55.0 ± 1.0 −7.7* <0.05
 FLP1;SOD2A(T) 65.3 ± 5.7 60.9 ± 2.2 −6.7 >0.1
Expt 2
 Oregon-R 41.5 ± 0.8 40.4 ± 0.5 −2.7 >0.1
 FLP1;OR(D) 31.3 ± 0.5 42.0 ± 0.4 +34.2* <0.01
 FLP1;LacZ(D) 60.2 ± 3.9 67.6 ± 5.1 +12.29 >0.01
 FLP1;SOD3A1(D) 57.9 ± 3.7 37.1 ± 1.1 −35.9* <0.02
 FLP1;SOD3B2(D) 76.5 ± 1.4 42.7 ± 5.1 −44.2* <0.02
 FLP1;SOD2B2(D) 75.6 ± 4.4 81.5 ± 8.7 +7.8 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD2A(D) 90.1 ± 2.5 68.6 ± 3.3 −23.9* <0.02
 FLP1;OR(T) 67.6 ± 4.0 88.2 ± 1.5 +30.5* <0.05
 FLP1;LacZ(T) 63.9 ± 1.0 88.5 ± 2.5 +38.5* <0.01
 FLP1;SOD3A1(T) 75.0 ± 5.8 73.2 ± 3.1 −2.4 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD3B2(T) 83.3 ± 2.1 72.9 ± 3.4 −12.5 >0.05
 FLP1;SOD2B2(T) 75.6 ± 4.4 81.5 ± 8.7 +7.8 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD2A(T) 82.4 ± 1.3 83.6 ± 8.5 −1.5 >0.1
Expt 3
 Oregon-R 54.3 ± 1.0 66.3 ± 2.6 −22.1* <0.05
 FLP1;OR(D) 41.3 ± 1.8 63.2 ± 4.2 +53.0* <0.05
 FLP1;LacZ(D) 75.5 ± 4.3 72.5 ± 0.3 −4.0 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD3A1(D) 68.9 ± 9.6 31.4 ± 1.1 −54.4* <0.05
 FLP1;SOD3B2(D) 67.1 ± 4.9 41.2 ± 4.2 −38.6* <0.05
 FLP1;SOD2B2(D) 89.4 ± 0.8 85.0 ± 5.3 −4.9 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD2A(D) 83.3 ± 2.5 65.9 ± 5.2 −20.9* <0.05
 FLP1;OR(T) 51.3 ± 0.5 73.2 ± 8.2 +42.7* <0.05
 FLP1;LacZ(T) 85.5 ± 4.3 82.5 ± 0.2 −3.5 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD3A1(T) 79.4 ± 0.8 85.5 ± 1.2 +7.7 >0.05
 FLP1;SOD3B2(T) 83.3 ± 2.1 72.9 ± 3.4 +1.7 >0.05
 FLP1;SOD2B2(T) 71.7 ± 4.4 74.9 ± 4.8 −0.9 >0.1
 FLP1;SOD2A(T) 82.1 ± 1.1 82.8 ± 6.2 +0.9 >0.1
a

∗, statistically significant change.