CC-3720 ccs4-F2D8 mt-
$30.00
From Beth Dreyfuss and Sabeeha Merchant, UCLA, April 1999
Phenotype: requires acetate
The ccs4 mutant, originally F2D8, is acetate requiring and shows pleiotropic deficiency in components of the cytochrome b6/f complex. This mutant is acetate requiring under both copper-sufficient and copper-depleted conditions.
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