Tests of cytoplasmic RNA interference (RNAi) and construction of a tetracycline-inducible T7 promoter system in Trypanosoma cruzi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-186

  Darocha, Wanderson D ^a   Otsu, Keiko ^b   Teixeira, Santuza M R ^a   Donelson, John E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amastin; Double stranded RNA; Flagellar adhesion protein; Luciferase; Red and green fluorescent proteins; RNA interference (RNAi); Trypanosoma cruzi; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

AMASTIN; BETA TUBULIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOCYTE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0347418186     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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