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Genetics, Vol 137, 759-769, Copyright © 1994
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Isolation and Characterization of Paramecium Mutants Defective in Their Response to Magnesium
R. R. Preston and C. Kung
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Four mutant strains of Paramecium tetraurelia with a reduced ability to respond behaviorally to Mg(2+) have been isolated. Voltage-clamp analyses showed that their Mg(2+) insensitivity is associated with a reduced Ca(2+) -dependent Mg(2+) current. The four mutants, which have been dubbed ``eccentric,'' result from recessive mutations in two unlinked loci, xntA and xntB. Further analysis of xntA(1) showed it to be unlinked to any of the behavioral mutants of P. tetraurelia described previously, but it is allelic to d4-521, a ``K(+)-resistant'' strain, and d4-596, a ``Ba(2+)-shy'' mutant. The varied pleiotropic effects of xntA(1), which include increased resistance to Ni(2+) and Zn(2+) poisoning, suggest that the locus encodes a central regulator of cell function in Paramecium.
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