Laboratory Information

NameIW View on WormBase
Allele designationiw
HeadJiou Wang
InstitutionJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Address Johns Hopkins University
Rm. E8410
615 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore 21205
United States
Website http://neuroscience.jhu.edu/JiouWang.php
Gene classes

Strains contributed by this laboratory

Strain Genotype Species Description
IW412 tax-2(gk117937) I. C. elegans Maintain at 20C. Improved survival at 37C. Dauer constitutive and longer lifespan at 28C. Reference: Hwang HY, et al. Front Genet. 2020 Oct 6;11:566948. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.566948. PMID: 33133151
IW465 tax-2(iw80) I. C. elegans Improvement in thermotolerance at 37C, though weaker than in null mutants. Longer lifespan than to tax-2(gk117937) null mutant. Higher frequency of dauer formation and survival at 28C than tax-2(gk117937) null mutant. Reference: Hwang HY, et al. Front Genet. 2020 Oct 6;11:566948. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.566948. PMID: 33133151
This laboratory hasn't submitted any alleles to the CGC.