CGSC Strain#: 5385
Strain Designation: GM19     
Source of Strain: M.G. Marinus
Sex: F-
Chromosomal Markers: thr-1,
araC14,
leuB6(Am)
,
Δ(gpt-proA)62,
lacY1,
tsx-33,
qsr'-0,
glnX44(AS)
,
galK2(Oc)
,
λ-,
hisG4(Oc)
,
trmC2,
thyA12,
rpsL31(strR)
,
xylA5,
mtl-1,
metB1,
thiE1,
deoB16Strain Comments: - leuB6(Am)-- Suppressed by serU suppressor (supH)
- glnX44(AS)-- Mutation is a C to T transition at nucleotide 34 (3rd position of the anticodon)
- galK2(Oc)-- is a GAA(glu) to TAA(ochre) mutation, residue 134. Oller et al.1993. Apparently non-suppressible, since all revertants found were at the ochre site.
- thyA12-- Strains with this marker must have their medium supplemented with thymine (25ug/ml). This is true even for rich medium such as LB. Otherwise thymine starvation can lead to thymineless death.
- Δ(gpt-proA)62 was formerly called proA2
- galK2(Oc) was formerly called gal2
- glnX44(AS) was formerly called su+II
- glnX44(AS) was formerly called supE44
- glnX44(AS) was formerly called glnV44
- thiE1 was formerly called thi-1
- Am = amber(UAG) mutation
- AS = amber(UAG) suppressor
- Oc = ochre(UAA) mutation
- strR = streptomycin resist.
References: - Marinus, M.G., N.R. Morris, D. Soll, T.C. Kwong 1975. Isolation and partial characterization of three Escherichia coli mutants with altered transfer ribonucleic acid methylases. J.Bacteriol. 122:257-265