3′ gene regulatory elements required for expression of the Plasmodium falciparum developmental protein, Pfs25

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-172

  Oguariri, Raphael M ^a,b   Dunn, Josephine M ^a,c   Golightly, Linnie M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

3 UTR; cis Acting elements; Enhancer elements; Gene regulation; Plasmodium falciparum; Polyadenylation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN PFS25; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; PFS25 PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STOP CODON; 3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE;

METAZOA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM PARASITES;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYADENYLATION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33644821867     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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